{"product_id":"conversations-with-anthony-burgess-9781604730968","title":"Conversations with Anthony Burgess","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlthough he did not start publishing until middle age, Anthony Burgess (1917-1993) had over sixty published books to his credit by the time of his death. One of them, the short novel \u003cem\u003eA Clockwork Orange\u003c\/em\u003e (1962), was to bring him fame and notoriety outside England following the 1971 release of Stanley Kubrick's film adaptation. The prominence of that single novel would impel its author to confront a public continually asking directly or by implication: What else have you written, Mr. Burgess? Burgess produced scores of novels, biographies, books of literary criticism, film scripts, and news articles. A linguist and polyglot who was fluent in eight languages, he invented the language used in the 1981 film \u003cem\u003eQuest for Fire\u003c\/em\u003e. He translated and adapted Bizet's \u003cem\u003eCarmen\u003c\/em\u003e, Weber's \u003cem\u003eOberon\u003c\/em\u003e, and other operas for the English stage. His \u003cem\u003eReJoyce: An Introduction to James Joyce for the Ordinary Reader\u003c\/em\u003e remains a standard in Joycean criticism. \u003cem\u003eConversations with Anthony Burgess\u003c\/em\u003e captures, through in-depth interviews, a writer of tremendous energy, inventiveness, and self-discipline. The collection brings together interviews from 1971 to 1989, including two pieces published for the first time. Earl G. Ingersoll is distinguished professor emeritus of English at SUNY College at Brockport. He has written, edited, and coedited many books, including \u003cem\u003eConversations with May Sarton\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eConversations with Rita Dove\u003c\/em\u003e, both from University Press of Mississippi. Mary C. Ingersoll is a retired elementary school teacher who specialized in teaching humanities to gifted students.","brand":"University Press of Mississippi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51535288828247,"sku":"9781604730968","price":23.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781604730968.jpg?v=1755860438","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/conversations-with-anthony-burgess-9781604730968","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}