Inside Anthony Burgess is a podcast that explores the writing of the author of A Clockwork Orange. Taking in both his fiction and non-fiction, we feature one of his books in each episode, discussing Burgess’s inspirations, his thematic interests, his literary techniques and more. In this episode, Graham Foster joins Andrew Biswell for the first of a two-part tour of Burgess’s life. In 1987, he published volume one of what he called his confessions, Little Wilson and Big God, in which he looks back on the first 42 years of his life, including his early life in Manchester, his experiences of war, and his time as a teacher in Colonial Malaya. Books mentioned in this episode By Anthony Burgess: The Malayan Trilogy (1956-59) The Eve of St Venus (1964) Beard’s Roman Women (1976) Ernest Hemingway and His World (1978) Flame into Being: The Life and Work of D.H. Lawrence (1985) By others: Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce (1916) Ulysses by James Joyce (1922) Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis (1954) Around the World in 80 Days by Michael Palin (1989) This page contains affiliate links which help support the charitable work of the Burgess Foundation. You can listen to Inside Anthony Burgess on your audio platform of choice […]
Inside Anthony Burgess is a podcast that explores the writing of the author of A Clockwork Orange. Taking in both his fiction and non-fiction, we feature one of his books in each episode, discussing Burgess’s inspirations, his thematic interests, his literary techniques and more. This first episode starts at the beginning with The Malayan Trilogy, […]
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A closer look at the first Joseph Kell novel, published in 1961. When Anthony Burgess was struggling to establish himself in the literary world in the years before the publication of A Clockwork Orange, he wrote a strange comic novel that stands apart from most of his other work. Although One Hand Clapping has little in common […]
Throughout his writing career, Anthony Burgess used a variety of recording equipment to document his personal and professional life. Using reel-to-reel tapes, audio cassettes and camcorder video tapes, Burgess and his wife, Liana, recorded conversations, readings, lectures, interviews, performances of music, and other scenes from the Burgess family’s daily life. The Burgess Foundation’s archive contains […]
Anthony Burgess often wrote about his love of the North of England. In this article, we consider why he was also drawn to the South. One of the paradoxes of Anthony Burgess is that he was a proud northerner who longed for the culture and climate of southern Europe. Born in Manchester at a time […]
To mark the 30th publication anniversary of Byrne, we revisit Burgess’s posthumous novel. When Anthony Burgess died in November 1993, he had completed the typescript of his last work, a 150-page narrative poem titled Byrne: A Novel. Rumours of this novel began to circulate in the British press a few days after Burgess’s death was announced. The […]
In 1984, Anthony Burgess published Ninety-Nine Novels, a selection of his favourite novels in English since 1939. The list is typically idiosyncratic, and shows the breadth of Burgess’s interest in fiction. This podcast, by the International Anthony Burgess Foundation, explores the novels on Burgess’s list with the help of writers, critics and other special guests. […]
In 1984, Anthony Burgess published Ninety-Nine Novels, a selection of his favourite novels in English since 1939. The list is typically idiosyncratic, and shows the breadth of Burgess’s interest in fiction. This podcast, by the International Anthony Burgess Foundation, explores the novels on Burgess’s list with the help of writers, critics and other special guests. […]
In 1984, Anthony Burgess published Ninety-Nine Novels, a selection of his favourite novels in English since 1939. The list is typically idiosyncratic, and shows the breadth of Burgess’s interest in fiction. This podcast, by the International Anthony Burgess Foundation, explores the novels on Burgess’s list with the help of writers, critics and other special guests. […]