About the book
From the acclaimed author of the dystopian classic A Clockwork Orange, The Wanting Seed is an inventive, thought-provoking and darkly absurd novel set in a work rampant with overpopulation.
The Wanting Seed is part of our Penguin Essentials series which spotlights the very best of our modern classics.
As governments struggle to maintain order in the face of overpopulation and food shortages and homosexuality is glorified in an attempt to further limit family sizes, Tristram Foxe and his wife Beatrice-Joanna find themselves facing dire choices. Their world transforms into a chaos of cannibalistic dining-clubs, fantastic fertility rituals, and wars without anger.
Editions of Wanting Seed
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780241997376
- EBook
- ISBN 9780241997383
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From the acclaimed author of the dystopian classic A Clockwork Orange, The Wanting Seed is an inventive, thought-provoking and darkly absurd novel set in a work rampant with overpopulation.
The Wanting Seed is part of our Penguin Essentials series which spotlights the very best of our modern classics.
As governments struggle to maintain order in the face of overpopulation and food shortages and homosexuality is glorified in an attempt to further limit family sizes, Tristram Foxe and his wife Beatrice-Joanna find themselves facing dire choices. Their world transforms into a chaos of cannibalistic dining-clubs, fantastic fertility rituals, and wars without anger.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Wanting Seed about?
From the acclaimed author of the dystopian classic A Clockwork Orange, The Wanting Seed is an inventive, thought-provoking and darkly absurd novel set in a work rampant with overpopulation.
The Wanting Seed is part of our Penguin Essentials series which spotlights the very best of our modern classics.
As governments struggle to maintain order in the face of overpopulation and food shortages and homosexuality is glorified in an attempt to further limit family sizes, Tristram Foxe and his wife Beatrice-Joanna find themselves facing dire choices. Their world transforms into a chaos of cannibalistic dining-clubs, fantastic fertility rituals, and wars without anger.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Wanting Seed?
Fiction > Speculative fiction > Dystopian and utopian fiction
Where can I read a sample of Wanting Seed?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780241997376
How long is Wanting Seed and how many pages does it have?
Wanting Seed has 288 page(s)
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Wanting Seed?
Anthony Burgess
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Wanting Seed is available as paperback(ISBN 9780241997376) and ebook(ISBN 9780241997383)
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