A Clockwork Orange is a literary paradox of the 20th century. Continuing the futuristic traditions in literature, experimenting with the language spoken by the frontier generation of maltshiks and “over-satiated” dievots, Anthony Burgess creates a novel recognized as a classic of modern literature. The smart, cruel, charismatic anti-hero Alex, the leader of a street gang, preaching violence as a high art of life, as a form of pleasure, falls into the iron grip of the latest government program for the re-education of criminals and himself becomes a victim of violence. Is it possible to save the world from evil by depriving a person of the will to perform actions and turning him into a “clockwork orange”? This question is as relevant today as it was yesterday, and this question is asked by the author to the reader.

DANIEL AMARILISA LIBRARY ISSUE 15