1985 by Anthony BurgessIn characteristically daring style, Anthony Burgess combines two responses to Orwell's 1984 in one book. The first is a sharp analysis: through dialogues, parodies and essays, Burgess sheds new light on what he called 'an apocalyptic codex of our worst fears', creating a critique that is literature in its own right. Part two is Burgess' own dystopic vision, written in 1978. He skewers both the present and the future, describing a state where

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her best friend and close confidant

from Asterix and Caeser's Gift

Relax on the pristine Padre Island National Seashore and watch the sun set over the water from the top of a historic lighthouse

where she asks to be dropped

Zina Saro-Wiwa

- Gratitude: Blessings to be counted

Christmas Island crabs

All clues point to one suspicious Solditan merchant

he met Jane

With characteristic wit and perceptiveness

A civil engineer and her nemesis take their rivalry - and love - to the next level when they get stuck in a New York elevator