Anthony Burgess: Martin Seymour-Smith's view

Poet and critic Martin Seymour-Smith writing in 1975.

[MarcWiddowson]

I have the feeling that Burgess spoke so clearly to his own generation that no other generation has been able to understand him...saving certain retrospeculative readers who defy and deny contemporary mores.

[secondhorizon]

Writings noted for their abundant effrontery.

[shoparound-dtyg]

Splendid as usual. To what extent do you agree with the assessment?

[jimnewcombe]

Philip Larkin wrote to Kingsley Amis saying something like: "Have you ever met this fellow Burgess? He seems like a kind of Batman of contemporary letters."

[briangarrett]

It's "Anthony Po-elle". Anthony would have a nervous breakdown if you pronounced it as you did.