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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.
Burgess's trilogy dissects the racial and social prejudices of post-war Malaya during the chaotic upheaval of independence.Through a succession of colourful characters he delineates the conflict and confusion arising from the enforced mingling of cultures. (Kirkus UK)
