2 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁and ▁particularly ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁his ▁father ▁Joe , ▁a ▁pub ▁and ▁cinema ▁pian ist . ▁The ▁child ▁narr ator ▁Ellen ▁H ens h aw ▁and ▁her ▁father ▁Billy ▁have ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁pic ares que ▁advent ures ▁in ▁Manchester ▁and ▁Black pool , ▁cul min ating ▁in ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Billy ▁as ▁he ▁attempts ▁to ▁break ▁the ▁world ▁record ▁for ▁non - stop ▁pian op lay ing ; ▁later ▁in ▁life , ▁Ellen ▁travel s ▁the ▁world ▁setting ▁up ▁' sch ools ▁of ▁love ' ▁and ▁becomes ▁the ▁most ▁sought ▁after ▁' comp an ion ' ▁in ▁France . ▁ ▁The ▁novel ▁was ▁first ▁published ▁by ▁H utch inson ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁and ▁Ar bor ▁House ▁in ▁the ▁US . ▁A ▁new ▁edition ▁with ▁an ▁introduction ▁and ▁notes ▁by ▁Will ▁Car r ▁was ▁published ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Ir well ▁Edition ▁of ▁the ▁Works ▁of ▁Anthony ▁Burg ess ▁by ▁Manchester ▁University ▁Press ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 8 6 ▁British ▁nov els ▁Category : Nov els ▁by ▁Anthony ▁Burg ess ▁Category : Nov els ▁about ▁British ▁prost itution ▁Category : H utch inson ▁( publish er ) ▁books ▁Category : Ar bor ▁House ▁books <0x0A> </s> ▁F ract Mus ▁is ▁a ▁fre ew are ▁algorithm ic ▁music ▁generator ▁program ▁developed ▁and ▁maintained ▁by ▁Spanish ▁pian ist ▁and ▁composer ▁Gustav o ▁Dí az - J ere z . ▁ ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁primarily