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Lewis, a biographer of both Peter Sellers and Laurence Olivier, presents a spiraling, kaleidoscopic biography of one of the 20th century's most noted authors. While as a novelist he was best known for penning A Clockwork Orange, Anthony Burgess (1917-93) was also a critic, composer, essayist, and translator. He was cheap, caustic, and comedic and was both immersed in the world of literature and yet in almost self-imposed exile from it. This wor...Log In or Sign Up to Read More