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23
February
2018
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23:00
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Una Naranja Mecánica

Did you know that Anthony Burgess' famous work A Clockwork Orange had been translated into Russian - in four different versions?

Anthony Burgess' best-known work is 'A Clockwork Orange'.In the centenary year of famous 91Ö±²¥ alumnus Anthony Burgess (1917-1993) The University of Manchester Library has received a donation from the  of a collection of his novels, translated into a variety of languages, including Croatian, Czech, Estonian, Georgian, Japanese, Spanish, and Turkish.

The gift has been welcomed by Rebecca Tipton, Lecturer in Interpreting and Translation Studies at the , who noted:

 

"We are currently in touch with scholars from abroad who have an interest in translations of Burgess’ work and to enrich our archives further would make us a good potential partner of choice in future research work and attract potential PhDs."
Rebecca Tipton, Lecturer in Interpreting and Translation Studies

Look out for a small exhibition of book covers in the cabinet up on Green 3 in the Main Library, and listen out for a live performance of Burgess' music in the Library later in the year. You can find all our translated Anthony Burgess works in .

A full list of the languages included in the collection:

  • Croatian
  • Czech
  • Danish
  • Dutch
  • Estonian
  • Finnish
  • French
  • Georgian
  • German
  • Greek
  • Hungarian
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Latvian
  • Norwegian
  • Polish
  • Portuguese
  • Romanian
  • Russian
  • Slovenian
  • Spanish
  • Swedish
  • Turkish