What is Anthony Burgess?
'''Anthony Burgess''' (25 February 1917 – 22 November 1993) was an [[English people|English]] author. One of these was named ''[[A Clockwork Orange]]''. It was about [[evil]]. He had the idea for the story after a group of bad young men raped and beat his wife for no reason. Burgess also made songs and music. And he wrote a lot about writers he loved, such as [[James Joyce]], a novelist, and [[Gerard Manley Hopkins]], a poet. Burgess was born in [[Harpurhey]], [[Manchester]], in the north of [[England]]. Before he became a writer, he was a soldier, then a teacher. When he was 37 years old, he left his home country to work in [[Malaysia]] and [[Brunei]]. Later, he lived in the [[United States|USA]], [[Italy]], and [[France]]. He was born very poor, the son of a man who made a meagre living out of selling cigarettes to workmen. But when Burgess died, he had grown rich. This was because he worked so hard at his art, which is the art of [[literature]]. He wrote at least 1,000 words every day of his life. But he always found time to be kind to other writers. He was friendly to the many people who came to visit with him at his seaside home in [[Monaco]]. Burgess died of [[lung cancer]] aged 76, in [[St John's Wood]], [[London]]. The books by Burgess that people say they like the most are called ''[[Earthly Powers]]'', about the [[Pope]]; ''[[Enderby]]'', about a poet; and ''[[Nothing Like the Sun]]'', about [[William Shakespeare]]. == Other websites == *{{imdb|0121256}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Burgess, Anthony}} [[Category:English novelists]] [[Category:English television writers]] [[Category:Pen names]] [[Category:Writers from Manchester]] [[Category:1917 births]] [[Category:1993 deaths]]