A Clockwork Orange

Summary

A Clockwork Orange is a literary work^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[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].

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^[28].

Reception

Awards received include NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books^[4]; Prometheus Award^[5], a group of awards^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 1979^[31]; and 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction^[6], a list of best books^[32].

Cultural Impact

Things named for A Clockwork Orange include Moloko^[33], a musical duo^[34], founded in 1995^[35].

Why It Matters

A Clockwork Orange has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for it include Moloko^[33], a musical duo^[34], founded in 1995^[35].

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].