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The End of the World News

by Anthony Burgess · 1982

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The End of the World News

Psychoanalysis, international socialism and The End - three themes, three stories - outrageously counterpointed into trinity, in a novel stuffed with verbal pyrotechnics, amazing sleights of fantasy, and tantalizing jokes, and which is crowned by a brilliant, unexpected, out-of-this-world finale - all written by one novelist at the height of his powers.

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science fictionscience fictionMore like thisLess of thishumorhumorMore like thisLess of thisdystopiadystopiaMore like thisLess of thishistorical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thisliterary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of this
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AustriaAustriaMore like thisLess of thisSoviet UnionSoviet UnionMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 389 pages

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