WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY BLAKE MORRISON 'A work of the highest artistic and moral integrity, as relevant now, and as linguistically alive, as it was when it first appeared' — Blake Morrison In this nightmare vision of a not-too-distant future, fifteen-year-old Alex and his three friends rob, rape, torture and murder - - for fun. Alex is jailed for his vicious crimes and the State undertakes to reform him — but how and at what cost? --back cover Source: OpenLibrary