{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6246d628c9e55700126131b6/6aac173667fef90a32c7b059?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Inside Anthony Burgess: One Hand Clapping","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6246d628c9e55700126131b6/1789663004583-1601030c-6a5a-401b-aebe-bed6e8bb100c.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Inside Anthony Burgess is a podcast that explores the writing of the author of&nbsp;A Clockwork Orange. Taking in both his fiction and non-fiction, we feature one of his books in each episode, discussing Burgess’s inspirations, his thematic interests, his literary techniques and more.</p><p><br></p><p>At first glance, Burgess’s 1961 novel One Hand Clapping seems very different to everything else he wrote. It is narrated by Janet Shirley, a northern housewife who lives in a council house with her husband Howard. When Howard wins big money on a quiz show their lives change forever, but their newfound wealth brings corruption as well as glamour.</p><p><br></p><p>Join Andrew Biswell and Graham Foster as they head to the northern town of Bradcaster to discuss one of Burgess's most unexpected novels.</p><p><br></p><p>-----</p><p><br></p><p>BOOKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE</p><p><br></p><p>By Anthony Burgess:</p><p><br></p><p>The Malayan Trilogy (1956-59)</p><p>The Right to an Answer (1960)</p><p>A Clockwork Orange (1962)</p><p>Inside Mr Enderby (1963)</p><p>Tremor of Intent (1966)</p><p>Beard's Roman Women (1976)</p><p>Earthly Powers (1980)</p><p>The Pianoplayers (1986)</p><p>Little Wilson and Big God (1987)</p><p>Byrne (1995)</p><p><br></p><p>By others:</p><p><br></p><p>The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens (1837)</p><p>Look Back in Anger by John Osborne (1956)</p><p>Saturday Night and Sunday Morning by Alan Sillitoe (1958)</p><p>One Hand Clapping adapted by Lucia Cox (2015)</p><p><br></p><p>-----</p><p><br></p><p>LINKS</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.anthonyburgess.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">International Anthony Burgess Foundation</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://anthonyburgessfoundation.substack.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Burgess Foundation Substack Newsletter</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/anthonyburgess\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Buy books at the Burgess Foundation's affiliate bookshop at Bookshop.org</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://ko-fi.com/anthonyburgessfoundation\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Support the Burgess Foundation's charitable work by donating</a></p>","author_name":"International Anthony Burgess Foundation"}