article_snippet: As the author of the modern classic A Clockwork Orange and a famously outspoken cultural pundit, director Stanley Kubrick is one of the greatest names of post-war British literature.
article_snippet: Leading literary figures described Anthony Burgess (pictured) being snubbed for a blue plaque as 'pathetic' Malcolm McDowell  starred at the lead character Alex (pictured) in director Stanley Kubrick controversial adaptation of A Clockwork Orange .
article_snippet: Anthony Burgess wrote 33 novels but is best known for Anthony Burgess 1962 dystopian work A Clockwork Orange .
article_snippet: Burgess, who died in 1993, wrote 33 novels but is best known for his 1962 dystopian work A Clockwork Orange, which was turned into a controversial film by director Stanley Kubrick, with Malcolm McDowell in the leading role.
highlights_snippet: Leading literary figures described the organisation's decision as 'pathetic'
  Anthony Burgess wrote the modern classic A Clockwork Orange and 32 other books .
  
highlights_snippet: The novel was made into a controversial film by director Stanley Kubrick .