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Anthony Burgess was born in Manchester, England, on February 25, 1917. He was a writer, composer, linguist, and critic. His most famous work is the novel A Clockwork Orange, which was adapted into a film by Stanley Kubrick. Burgess died of lung cancer on November 22, 1993, at the age of 76.Here are some additional details about Burgess's life and work:

* He was educated at Xaverian College and the University of Manchester.
* He served in the Royal Army Medical Corps during World War II.
* He taught English in Malaya and Brunei.
* He wrote over 40 novels, including A Clockwork Orange, The Wanting Seed, and Earthly Powers.
* He also wrote plays, essays, poems, and music.
* He was a member of the Royal Society of Literature.
* He was awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for his novel Nothing Like the Sun.
* He was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1984.

Burgess was a prolific and versatile writer who made significant contributions to many different fields. He is best known for his dystopian novel A Clockwork Orange, but he also wrote many other acclaimed works of fiction, nonfiction, and music.
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When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man.
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We can destroy what we have written, but we cannot unwrite it.
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