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The International Anthony Burgess Foundation PodcastAll things Anthony Burgess, A Clockwork Orange and more from Burgess's Estate and Archive in Manchester, UK Author: International Anthony Burgess Foundation
The International Anthony Burgess Foundation Podcast Channel hosts two podcasts:The International Anthony Burgess Foundation Podcast is dedicated to exploring the life and work of Anthony Burgess and his contemporaries, and the cultural environment in which Burgess was working. A combination of scripted episodes, interviews and lectures, this series is a resource for students, readers and anyone else interested in twentieth century literature, film and music. The International Anthony Burgess Foundation Podcast includes episodes on A Clockwork Orange and other novels written by Burgess, the influence of James Joyce, literary dystopias and utopias, and Burgesss musical compositions among many other themes and topics.The Ninety-Nine Novels Podcast delves into Anthony Burgess's 1984 survey of twentieth century literature, Ninety-Nine Novels: The Best in English Since 1939. The book is a personal, and somewhat idiosyncratic, selection of Burgesss favourite novels, and not only stimulates debate but acts as a crash-course in the literature that inspired and influenced Burgess throughout his career. The Ninety-Nine Novels Podcast invites experts to illuminate Burgesss choices, and includes episodes on famous masterworks to unjustly forgotten gems.-----For more information about Anthony Burgess visit the International Anthony Burgess Foundation online. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Language: en Genres: Arts, Books, Documentary, Society & Culture Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Inside Anthony Burgess: Napoleon Symphony
Tuesday, 20 October, 2026
Inside Anthony Burgess is a podcast that explores the writing of the author of A Clockwork Orange. Taking in both his fiction and non-fiction, we feature one of his books in each episode, discussing Burgess’s inspirations, his thematic interests, his literary techniques and more.Napoleon Symphony is one of Anthony Burgess’s most experimental novels. Charting the life of Napoleon Bonaparte from Corsica to Saint Helena, the novel presents a unique vision of post-Revolutionary France and the man who fought to build a French empire through military conquest. Structured around Beethoven’s third symphony, the Eroica, the novel uses myriad voices and a combination of fantasy and reality to portray a man who is both hero and tyrant.Graham Foster and Andrew Biswell enlist to follow Burgess's Napoleon into battle.-----BOOKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODEBy Anthony Burgess:The Malayan Trilogy (1956-59)A Clockwork Orange (1962)Nothing Like the Sun (1964)A Vision of Battlements (1965)Tremor of Intent (1966)M/F (1971)The Clockwork Testament (1974)Beard's Roman Women (1976)Moses (1976)ABBA ABBA (1977)Man of Nazareth (1979)Earthly Powers (1980)The End of the World News (1982)Kingdom of the Wicked (1985)A Dead Man in Deptford (1993)By others:In Memoriam by Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1850)The Prelude by William Wordsworth (1850)War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy (1867)The Dynasts by Thomas Hardy (1904-8)-----LINKSInternational Anthony Burgess FoundationBurgess Foundation Substack NewsletterBuy books at the Burgess Foundation's affiliate bookshop at Bookshop.orgSupport the Burgess Foundation's charitable work by donating Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
