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"This is the second and last volume of Burgess's autobiography, covering the period of his life as a professional writer. There are fewer personal revelations (other than the discovery of a son he had not known of) and little literary gossip, although Burgess does not hesitate to offer opinions: "Here I was bowing down to Hemingway, the author of two good novels but a bad man. I could not forgive him for his treatment of Ford Madox Ford, the greatest British novelist of the century." "There was not much point in envying the rich writers of America, Saul Bellow and Norman Mailer for instance, since all their money went into alimony." Barbara Cartland is "one of the most dangerous women in the world." He disliked the Beatles, "but, in the spate of trash that has succeeded them, I am inclined now to find there a sort of twilight merit -- shaped melodic lines and a modicum of literacy before analphabetic recitative took over." (Burgess composed a number of symphonies, and works for the harmonica, but sadly never finished an opera he wanted to write on the life of Freud.) After he wrote the script for Zeffirelli's "Jesus of Nazareth," the Monty Python crew took over the sets for "The Life of Brian"; Zeffirelli was outraged, but Burgess admits he saw the comedy about ten times on video and found it a fair representation of the lot of the Jews under Roman rule. "I wish I had written the script for it." Great company, this Burgess fellow."
David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Romance
Yes
Kind of romance:
- in love with mixedup person
- love triangle/polygon
- accidental love
- discovery about a lover
job/profession:
- writer
Ethnic/Relig. of subject (inside)
- British
Job/profession/poverty story
Yes
If this is a culture clash:
- visiting a different culture
Ethnic/regional/gender
Yes
Subject of Biography
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- writer
Age:
- long lived adults
Biography of famous person?
Yes
Ethnicity
- White
Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this person?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other people
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
- France
Century:
- 1960's-1970's
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Book makes you feel?
- encouraged
Is book humorous?
Yes
If humorous, kind of humor
- Dry-cynical
- sarcastic/sardonic
- gentle
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
Commentary on society?
Yes
Commentary on
- love/sex
- decency
- dying
- religion
Writer's slant towards subject:
- favorable
Story of entire life, or part?
- story of set of events during life
Autobiography?
Yes
How much dialogue in bio?
- little dialog
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life?
- 51%-75% of book
How much is philosophy rather than life story?
- 0-25% of book
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