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| Blue plaque in Manchester will honour Anthony Burgess | Blue plaque in Manchester will honour Anthony Burgess |
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| A blue plaque will be unveiled in honour of the Manchester-born author Anthony Burgess, the first public recognition of his astonishing literary success. | A blue plaque will be unveiled in honour of the Manchester-born author Anthony Burgess, the first public recognition of his astonishing literary success. |
| The plaque will be unveiled today at Manchester University, where the enduringly popular Burgess studied more than seven decades ago. It will be preceded by the first performance of a trumpet fanfare he wrote as a birthday present to his son, Andrew Burgess Wilson. It was discovered recently by staff at the International Anthony Burgess Foundation in Manchester. | The plaque will be unveiled today at Manchester University, where the enduringly popular Burgess studied more than seven decades ago. It will be preceded by the first performance of a trumpet fanfare he wrote as a birthday present to his son, Andrew Burgess Wilson. It was discovered recently by staff at the International Anthony Burgess Foundation in Manchester. |
| With the exception of a plaque outside Burgess's former flat in Monaco [where he lived for 17 years] there is no other British tribute to the author, who died in 1993. | With the exception of a plaque outside Burgess's former flat in Monaco [where he lived for 17 years] there is no other British tribute to the author, who died in 1993. |
| At the foundation, which opened last year, a vast body of previously unseen work was unveiled that proved how important Burgess was beyond A Clockwork Orange. The foundation is a creative hub in a listed former mill building, with an archive of thousands of Burgess's books, personal papers and objects. | At the foundation, which opened last year, a vast body of previously unseen work was unveiled that proved how important Burgess was beyond A Clockwork Orange. The foundation is a creative hub in a listed former mill building, with an archive of thousands of Burgess's books, personal papers and objects. |
| When I visited soon after the foundation was opened, a wooden cherub retrieved from his home in Italy was nonchalantly leaning in the music room. | When I visited soon after the foundation was opened, a wooden cherub retrieved from his home in Italy was nonchalantly leaning in the music room. |
| Burgess was fascinated by dystopia and wrote 1985 in response to George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four. He has a huge following in south-east Asia, as he wrote a trilogy charting the divisions in colonial Malaya, where he once worked as a teacher. | Burgess was fascinated by dystopia and wrote 1985 in response to George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four. He has a huge following in south-east Asia, as he wrote a trilogy charting the divisions in colonial Malaya, where he once worked as a teacher. |
| He was up against William Golding for a Booker prize in 1980 but refused to attend the ceremony when he was told he hadn't won. | He was up against William Golding for a Booker prize in 1980 but refused to attend the ceremony when he was told he hadn't won. |
| A Clockwork Orange was based on the Moss Side gangs he grew up around in the 1920s and 30s. The tragedy of losing his mother while he was a child during the flu epidemic had a profound impact on his life and work. | A Clockwork Orange was based on the Moss Side gangs he grew up around in the 1920s and 30s. The tragedy of losing his mother while he was a child during the flu epidemic had a profound impact on his life and work. |
| Dr Andrew Biswell, director of the International Anthony Burgess Foundation, who is also his biographer, said: | Dr Andrew Biswell, director of the International Anthony Burgess Foundation, who is also his biographer, said: |
| "Although Burgess was one of the great English language writers of the 20th century, he has always been neglected in the country of his birth. | "Although Burgess was one of the great English language writers of the 20th century, he has always been neglected in the country of his birth. |
| "In his lifetime, he was always regarded with suspicion because he lived abroad, even though he regularly visited the UK and came back to London towards the end of his life. | "In his lifetime, he was always regarded with suspicion because he lived abroad, even though he regularly visited the UK and came back to London towards the end of his life. |
| "Burgess was awarded major public honours by President Mitterand of France and Prince Rainier of Monaco, but in Britain he received nothing except a cheap plastic trophy presented to him by Mrs Thatcher at the British Press Awards." | "Burgess was awarded major public honours by President Mitterand of France and Prince Rainier of Monaco, but in Britain he received nothing except a cheap plastic trophy presented to him by Mrs Thatcher at the British Press Awards." |
| Biswell said he's delighted that the university has decided to install the first British public monument to Burgess – 50 years after A Clockwork Orange was first published. A series of events are planned at the foundation to mark the achievement. | Biswell said he's delighted that the university has decided to install the first British public monument to Burgess – 50 years after A Clockwork Orange was first published. A series of events are planned at the foundation to mark the achievement. |
| Burgess studied English literature at Manchester University from 1937. He went on to write 33 novels, 25 works of non-fiction, two volumes of autobiography, three symphonies and 250 other musical works, including a violin concerto for Yehudi Menuhin. | Burgess studied English literature at Manchester University from 1937. He went on to write 33 novels, 25 works of non-fiction, two volumes of autobiography, three symphonies and 250 other musical works, including a violin concerto for Yehudi Menuhin. |
| He was born and grew up in Manchester, living in Harpurhey and Moss Side, before winning a scholarship to Xaverian College. A Clockwork Orange remains his most well-known work. | He was born and grew up in Manchester, living in Harpurhey and Moss Side, before winning a scholarship to Xaverian College. A Clockwork Orange remains his most well-known work. |
| Some of his earliest poems were published in the university's student magazine The Serpent, including a love poem to his first wife and fellow student, Llewela Jones. They became engaged while they were studying at Manchester. | Some of his earliest poems were published in the university's student magazine The Serpent, including a love poem to his first wife and fellow student, Llewela Jones. They became engaged while they were studying at Manchester. |
| He also wrote music as an undergraduate, composing a piano sonata, a number of cabaret songs, and a setting of T.S. Eliot's poem, "Lines for an Old Man". | He also wrote music as an undergraduate, composing a piano sonata, a number of cabaret songs, and a setting of T.S. Eliot's poem, "Lines for an Old Man". |
| The fanfare, called Flourish, was originally written for recorder and trumpet in the 1980s - but has been arranged for two trumpets by Manchester University lecturer and head of composition Dr Kevin Malone. | The fanfare, called Flourish, was originally written for recorder and trumpet in the 1980s - but has been arranged for two trumpets by Manchester University lecturer and head of composition Dr Kevin Malone. |
| The plaque will be unveiled by Professor Jeremy Gregory, Head of the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures. A discussion on Burgess will take place with academics chaired by Dr Howard Booth, lecturer in English and American literature, with Dr Biswell and Dr Kaye Mitchell, from the university's English and American Studies department. | The plaque will be unveiled by Professor Jeremy Gregory, Head of the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures. A discussion on Burgess will take place with academics chaired by Dr Howard Booth, lecturer in English and American literature, with Dr Biswell and Dr Kaye Mitchell, from the university's English and American Studies department. |
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