BURGESS


Meaning of BURGESS in English

I. Burgess, Anthony BrE AmE

(1917–93) a British writer whose novels include Earthly Powers , A Dead Man in Deptford , and a ↑ Clockwork Orange , which was made into a ↑ controversial film. He also wrote ↑ essay s and books about the English language, including The Novel Now and A Student's Guide to Contemporary Fiction .

II. Burgess, Guy BrE AmE

(1911–63) an Englishman who was a ↑ spy for the former Soviet Union and escaped there in 1951 ⇨ ↑ Blunt, Anthony , ↑ MacLean, Donald , ↑ Philby, Kim

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