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This is the first of Anthony Burgess' "Portrait of the Artist" series, about Enderby - awkward, curmudgeony poet Enderby. Like many of Burgess' books, the plot takes a secondary position behind the style of the writing and the incredibly rich texture created by the settings and metaphors. Burgess is - not to sound like a cliché, but the description is apt - a Master Wordsmith.

Read the rest of my review of Enderby on my blog, The Nerd is the Word.

http://nerdword.blogspot.com/2006/03/... (

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Totalnerd | Jun 3, 2007 |

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Enderby (Omnibus 1-3)

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" - Allons, dernier des poètes,/Toujours enfermé tu te rendras malade!/Vois, il fait beau temps, tout le monde est dehors,/Va donc acheter deux sous d'ellébore/Ça te fera une petite promenade." - Jules Laforgue: Dimanches.

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Pfffrrrummmp. And a very happy New Year to you too, Mr Enderby!

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This is the omnibus of the first three "Enderby" books: "Inside Mr. Enderby", "Enderby Outside", "A Clockwork Testament".

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