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Also Known As John Anthony Burgess Wilson • Joseph Kell
Born February 25, 1917 • Manchester • England
Died November 22, 1993 (aged 76) • London • England
Notable Works “A Clockwork Orange” • “Enderby Outside” • “The Wanting Seed”

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