A Clockwork Orange

1962 novel by Anthony Burgess
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A Clockwork Orange

Summary

A Clockwork Orange is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 0.65% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,824 views/month, #184 of 28,446).[2]

Key Facts

  • A Clockwork Orange authored Anthony Burgess[3].
  • A Clockwork Orange received the NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books[4].
  • A Clockwork Orange received the Prometheus Award[5].
  • A Clockwork Orange received the 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction[6].
  • A Clockwork Orange's instance of is recorded as literary work[7].
  • A Clockwork Orange was published by Heinemann[8].
  • A Clockwork Orange's genre is black comedy[9].
  • A Clockwork Orange's genre is satirical fiction[10].
  • A Clockwork Orange's genre is philosophical fiction[11].
  • A Clockwork Orange's genre is dystopian fiction[12].
  • A Clockwork Orange's Commons category is recorded as A Clockwork Orange[13].
  • A Clockwork Orange's language of work or name is recorded as English[14].
  • A Clockwork Orange's language of work or name is recorded as Nadsat[15].
  • A Clockwork Orange's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[16].
  • A Clockwork Orange was released on January 1, 1962[17].
  • A Clockwork Orange's has edition or translation is recorded as A Clockwork Orange[18].
  • A Clockwork Orange's has edition or translation is recorded as Q132411695[19].
  • A Clockwork Orange's has edition or translation is recorded as Q132412346[20].
  • A Clockwork Orange's distributed by is recorded as Fandango at Home[21].
  • A Clockwork Orange's narrative location is recorded as England[22].
  • A Clockwork Orange's topic's main category is recorded as Category:A Clockwork Orange[23].
  • A Clockwork Orange's main subject is youth subculture[24].
  • A Clockwork Orange's main subject is illegal drug[25].
  • A Clockwork Orange's main subject is unreliable narrator[26].
  • A Clockwork Orange's main subject is sociopathy[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Prose[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 2f28c17d-0606-4891-9310-29a0b6a34754[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

A Clockwork Orange authored Anthony Burgess[3]. It was published by Heinemann[8].

Publication

A Clockwork Orange was published on January 1, 1962[17]. Languages include English[14] and Nadsat[15]. Genres include black comedy[9], satirical fiction[10], philosophical fiction[11], and dystopian fiction[12].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include youth subculture[24], illegal drug[25], unreliable narrator[26], sociopathy[27], and free will[30].

Reception

Awards received include NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books[4]; Prometheus Award[5], a group of awards[31], in United States[32], founded in 1979[33]; and 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction[6], a list of best books[34].

Cultural Impact

Things named for A Clockwork Orange include Moloko[35], a musical duo[36], founded in 1995[37].

Why It Matters

A Clockwork Orange ranks in the top 0.65% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,824 views/month, #184 of 28,446).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

Entities named for it include Moloko[35], a musical duo[36], founded in 1995[37].

FAQs

What awards did A Clockwork Orange receive?

Honors received include NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books[4], Prometheus Award[5], and 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . npr.org. Retrieved . npr.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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