From ancient drains and sewers of the language (maritime inns and brothels…), from scrawls in the catacombs…whoremasters’ chapbooks…the vocabulary of… - Anthony Burgess
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About Anthony Burgess
Anthony Burgess (25 February 1917 – 22 November 1993) was an English writer and composer whose novels include the Malayan trilogy, A Clockwork Orange, the Enderby cycle, Nothing Like The Sun, Earthly Powers and The Kingdom Of The Wicked. He also produced critical works on Joyce, Lawrence, Hemingway and Shakespeare, and studies of language and of pornography.
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Pen Names:
Джозеф Келл
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Энтони Пауэл
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Энтони Джилверн
Birth Name:
John Anthony Burgess Wilson
Alternative Names:
John Burgess Wilson
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Joseph Kell
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