Anthony Burgess Has A Moment
Most people associate author Anthony Burgess with “Clockwork Orange,” his poundingly original novel that was turned into a movie by Stanley Kubrick. But my favorite Burgess book is “Earthly Powers.” You can’t call yourself literate unless you’ve read it. What a miniseries that would make. Why do I have Burgess on the brain? Because “they” are opening a Anthony Burgess arts center in Britain.
I adore EARTHLY POWERS, and totally agree that it’s Burgess’s best work. I think It’s the last “long” novel that could justify its length.