"A Vision of Battlements" is a 1965 novel by
The title, in addition to its Gibraltarian associations, contains a reference to the appearance of certain objects in the eye of one who suffers from astigmatism.
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Anthony Burgess — Infobox Writer name = John Anthony Burgess Wilson caption = The 2005 Cover of the Andrew Biswell biography (Picador) pseudonym = Anthony Burgess, Joseph Kell birthdate = birth date|1917|2|25|mf=y birthplace = Harpurhey, Manchester deathdate =… … Wikipedia
novel — novel1 novellike, adj. /nov euhl/, n. 1. a fictitious prose narrative of considerable length and complexity, portraying characters and usually presenting a sequential organization of action and scenes. 2. (formerly) novella (def. 1). [1560 70; … Universalium
List of Burgess' works — This is a list of works by the English novelist Anthony Burgess.WorksNovels* Time for a Tiger (1956) (Volume 1 of the Malayan trilogy, The Long Day Wanes ) * The Enemy in the Blanket (1958) (Volume 2 of the trilogy) * Beds in the East (1959)… … Wikipedia
BURGESS (A.) — BURGESS ANTHONY (1917 1993) En 1971, Anthony Burgess connut pour la première fois la grande notoriété lorsque fut porté à l’écran (par Stanley Kubrick) le roman Orange mécanique (The Clockwork Orange ) qu’il avait publié en 1962 et qui reste sans … Encyclopédie Universelle
A Clockwork Orange — This article is about the novel. For the film, see A Clockwork Orange (film). For other uses, see A Clockwork Orange (disambiguation). A Clockwork Orange … Wikipedia
Napoleon Symphony — 1974 Alfred A. Knopf edition Napoleon Symphony: A Novel in Four Movements (ISBN 0 224 01009 3) is Anthony Burgess s fictional recreation of the life and world of Napoleon Bonaparte, first published in 1974. He said he found the novel elephantine… … Wikipedia
Ninety-nine Novels — 1984 Simon Schuster edition Anthony Burgess s book Ninety Nine Novels: The Best in English since 1939 A Personal Choice (1984, ISBN 0 85031 585 9) covers a 44 year span between 1939 and 1983. Burgess was a prolific reader, in his early career… … Wikipedia
The Long Day Wanes — 1981 Penguin edition 1972 Penguin edition … Wikipedia
One Hand Clapping (novel) — One Hand Clapping 1st UK edition … Wikipedia
Devil of a State — First edition cover … Wikipedia
