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ⓘ About Anthony Burgess
Time for a Tiger The trilogy, the Malayan Series kicks off with the book Time for a Tiger. The book looks into the difficult times of post-war Malaya as they fought for their independence. It explains the confusion and conflict brought about by the mingling of different cultures. Malaya is in a state of confusion and amidst a racial crisis which drives the citizens into a hard and depressing state. It is during the postwar, and the people and government are amused by the effects created by the desire for independence. Victor Crabbe is the protagonist of this story and works as a teacher in a poor village. While he is moving up career-wise, he is also moving backward maintaining steady decedent progress together with his wife.
All Book Series by Anthony Burgess
The Heritage of British Literature
Book 12 of 19 · published 1983 Co-authored · Elizabeth Bowen
The Year's Best Science Fiction No. 3
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 1970
The Book of Spies: An Anthology of Literary Espionage
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2003
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Anthony Burgess?
Time for a Tiger The trilogy, the Malayan Series kicks off with the book Time for a Tiger. The book looks into the difficult times of post-war Malaya as they fought for their independence. It explains the confusion and conflict brought about by the mingling of different cultures.
Which Anthony Burgess series should I start with?
The best place to start is The Long Day Wanes: A Malayan Trilogy series, the earliest of Anthony Burgess's multi-book series: it opens with Time for a Tiger (1956) and runs to 3 books across 1956–1959, ending with Beds in the East (1959). Anthony Burgess's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Anthony Burgess written?
Anthony Burgess has 67 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1956 and 2003. 7 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Enderby series with 4 books — and 60 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Anthony Burgess's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Anthony Burgess's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are The Long Day Wanes: A Malayan Trilogy (1956–1959, 3 books) and Enderby (1968–1984, 4 books).
How are Anthony Burgess's books organised into series?
This guide splits Anthony Burgess's 67 books into 2 named series and 60 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Enderby (4 books, 1968–1984); The Long Day Wanes: A Malayan Trilogy (3 books, 1956–1959).