![]() ![]() Īfter the death of his mother, Burgess was raised by his maternal aunt, Ann Bromley, in Crumpsall with her 2 daughters. Burgess believed that he was resented by his father, Joseph Wilson, for having survived. His sister Muriel had died 4 days earlier on 15 November from influenza, broncho-pneumonia, and cardiac failure, aged eight. The causes listed on her death certificate were influenza, acute pneumonia, and cardiac failure. His mother Elizabeth died at the age of 30 at home on 19 November 1918, during the 1918–1919 Spanish flu pandemic. He began using the pen name Anthony Burgess on publication of his 1956 novel Time for a Tiger. At his confirmation, the name Anthony was added and he became John Anthony Burgess Wilson. He was known in childhood as Jack Wilson, Little Jack, and Johnny Eagle. He composed over 250 musical works, including a 1st symphony around age 18, wrote a number of libretti, and translated, among other works, Cyrano de Bergerac, Oedipus the King and Carmen.īurgess was born John Burgess Wilson in Harpurhey, a suburb of Manchester, to Catholic parents. Burgess was also an accomplished musician and linguist. In 2008, The Times placed Burgess number 17 on their list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945". He was a prominent critic, writing acclaimed studies of classic writers such as William Shakespeare, James Joyce, D.H. Burgess produced numerous other novels, including the Enderby quartet, and Earthly Powers. ![]() ![]() It was adapted into a controversial 1971 film by Stanley Kubrick, which Burgess said was chiefly responsible for the book's popularity. The dystopian satire A Clockwork Orange is Burgess's most famous novel, though he dismissed it as one of his lesser works. ![]()
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