You’ve Had Your Time
You’ve Had Your Time by Anthony Burgess is a detailed exploration of the author’s life and career, published by Penguin in 1991. This edition spans 403 pages and is presented in English. The narrative begins in 1959 with Burgess’s return to England from Brunei, marking the start of his professional writing journey following a life-altering prognosis. It concludes in 1983 during the centenary celebrations of James Joyce, reflecting on the intricate relationship between literature and life.
Readers will find a candid account of Burgess’s experiences as he navigates the challenges of earning a living through writing across various media, including film and journalism. The book delves into both successful and unsuccessful cinematic ventures, alongside novels that faced critical scrutiny. It also touches on personal themes, such as the complexities of marriage and fatherhood, as well as the rejuvenation of creative energy through new relationships and travel. This edition provides an insightful look into the life of a literary figure grappling with the demands of his craft.
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This is the second part of Anthony Burgess’s confessions, the first volume of which was entitled “Little Wilson and Big God”. The narratvie begins in 1959, with the author’s return to England from Brunei and, after the explosion of a prognosis which gave him a year to live, the start of a professional writing career which is still in gaudy flower. It ends, somewhat arbitrarily, in 1983 with the centenary celebrations of James Joyce’s birth, which prompt certain conclusions about the relationship between literature and life. The life depicted here is that of a man desperate to earn a living through writing. The writing comprises all the media, including film, and the reader will learn about cinematic enterprises that succeeded and failed, novels the critics snarled at, journalism that scandalised the morally scrupulous. A strange marriage ends with the cirrhosis of the wife, a second marriage brings a triumphant rebirth of sex, creative energy and foreign travel, as well as an illegitimate fatherhood made legitimate.
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