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One Hand Clapping

Anthony Burgess

1961206 pagesabout 3–5 hours
1961
first published
  • 1972Knopf · 215 pages · ENGISBN 9780394472805
  • 1973Ballantine Books · 214 pages · ENGISBN 9780345031518
  • 1974P. Davies · 206 pages · ENGISBN 9780432081006
  • 1996Penguin Random House · ENGISBN 9780099590811
  • 2013Serpent's Tail Limited · 240 pages · ENGISBN 9781846689185
  • 2013TBS/GBS/Transworld · 240 pages · ENGISBN 9781847658920
  • 1980Klett-CottaISBN 9783129005118
  • 1999Carroll & Graf · 224 pages · ENGISBN 9780786706310

Shirley and Howard are a handsome couple, Howard also has a photographic memory which leads him to success on the "Over and Over" TV quiz show. He increases his prize money by betting on the horses and then sets out with Shirley to sample the best that life can offer - including murder.

How it feels

Emotional toneIronic
HumourWry

When and where

ThemesMemory
How do you feel?