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You've Had Your Time
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This memoir is ideal for those interested in literary history, fans of Anthony Burgess, and readers who enjoy candid, intellectually rich autobiographies full of wit and linguistic flair.
After returning from a trip to Brunei, Anthony Burgess, initially believing he has only a year to live, begins to write - novels, film scripts, television series, articles.
Second volume of Anthony Burgess's autobiography
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Taking up where Little Wilson and Big God left off, You've Had Your Time is the second volume of Anthony Burgess's autobiography. It begins in 1959, with the author's return from Brunei, and the start of a long and prolific writing career, and ends, somewhat arbitrarily, in 1982, with the centenary celebrations of the birth of James Joyce, which prompt Burgess to certain conclusions about the relationship between literature and life.
Full of extraordinary vignettes (Borges and Burgess conducting a conversation in Anglo-Saxon, for example), as rich, varied and hectic as the nomadic literary life it describes, this is the astonishingly frank autobiography of an extraordinary literary genius. Rarely, if ever, has a writer exposed his inner life so completely and rarely has a writer's life been described - by anyone - with such vigour, polymathic humour and linguistic verve.
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Critics praise the autobiography for its vividness, humour, and ceaseless energy. The Sunday Express calls it "extraordinarily lively" and "gutsy fun," while the Observer highlights its unique glimpse into the literary world and Burgess's honest, compelling character. The Independent finds it exhilarating and richly instructive, and the Guardian notes its novelistic quality, lauding it as among Burgess's best works.
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ISBN: 9780099437062
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 03 October 2002
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Vintage Classics
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 26.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 287g
Pages: 416
About the Author
Anthony Burgess was born in Manchester in 1917. He served in the army from 1940 to 1954 before becoming a colonial education officer. It was while he held this post that doctors told him he would die, and he decided to try to live by writing. A prolific and respected author, Burgess died in 1993.
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