John Anthony Burgess Wilson, who published under the name Anthony Burgess, was an English writer and composer. Although Burgess was primarily a comic writer, his dystopian satire A Clockwork Orange remains his best-known novel. In 1971, it was adapted into a controversial film by Stanley Kubrick, which Burgess said was chiefly responsible for the popularity of the book. Burgess produced numerous other novels, including the Enderby quartet, and Earthly Powers. He wrote librettos and screenpl...
Any old iron
Any old iron
Synopsis
In 1850s East End London, a rag-and-bone man named Joe becomes entangled with a ruthless gang of thieves and their enigmatic leader. What begins as a desperate attempt to survive the slums spirals into a conspiracy involving murder, betrayal, and a shocking revelation about the Taker's true identity.
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Any Old IronUnknown, 1990
373 pages
Washington Square PressLanguage: EnglishISBN: 97806717270865 editions available
