| Conversations with Anthony Burgess Contributor(s): Ingersoll, Earl G. (Editor), Ingersoll, Mary C. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 160473096X ISBN-13: 9781604730968 Publisher: University Press of Mississippi OUR PRICE: $29.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2008 Annotation: Collected interviews with the British author of A Clockwork Orange, ReJoyce: An Introduction to James Joyce for the Ordinary Reader, and other works. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Literary Collections | Interviews |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2008006090 |
| Series: Literary Conversations |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 6.02" W x 8.96" (0.78 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Although he did not start publishing until middle age, Anthony Burgess (1917-1993) had over sixty published books to his credit by the time of his death. One of them, the short novel A Clockwork Orange (1962), was to bring him fame and notoriety outside England following the 1971 release of Stanley Kubrick's film adaptation. The prominence of that single novel would impel its author to confront a public continually asking directly or by implication: What else have you written, Mr. Burgess? Burgess produced scores of novels, biographies, books of literary criticism, film scripts, and news articles. A linguist and polyglot who was fluent in eight languages, he invented the language used in the 1981 film Quest for Fire. He translated and adapted Bizet's Carmen, Weber's Oberon, and other operas for the English stage. His ReJoyce: An Introduction to James Joyce for the Ordinary Reader remains a standard in Joycean criticism. Conversations with Anthony Burgess captures, through in-depth interviews, a writer of tremendous energy, inventiveness, and self-discipline. The collection brings together interviews from 1971 to 1989, including two pieces published for the first time. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ingersoll, Earl G.: - Earl G. Ingersoll is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of English at SUNY College at Brockport. He has written, edited, and coedited many books, including Conversations with May Sarton, Conversations with Rita Dove, Conversations with Anthony Burgess, Conversations with Colum McCann, and Conversations with John Banville, all published by University Press of Mississippi.Ingersoll, Mary C.: - Mary C. Ingersoll is a retired elementary school teacher who specialized in teaching humanities to gifted students. She is coeditor (with Earl G. Ingersoll) of Conversations with Anthony Burgess and Conversations with Colum McCann. |