Nothing Like the Sun, Anthony Burgess's novel about Shakespeare, was published 60 years ago. Here's an extract from the review in The TLS

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Today is the anniversary of Anthony Burgess's death. This week's newsletter commemorates him by looking at his lesser-known musical work. Discover what he wrote for Orson Welles & listen to a barnstorming tango written by Burgess himself Sign up for FREE: anthonyburgessfoundation.substack.com

Remembering Anthony Burgess. It's the anniversary of Burgess's death, so it seems an appropriate time to browse our Burgess Memories project. A whole host of recollections that are well worth a read. Press "load more" at the bottom to keep scrolling. anthonyburgess.org/category/burge…

Huge thanks to everyone who joined us at the Anthony Burgess Foundation in #Manchester last night to launch 'Walking in the dark: James Baldwin, my father, and me'. Author Douglas Field was in conversation with David Olusoga, celebrating both Baldwin's legacy and this great new book.

Over on the newsletter this week, we're celebrating the 50th anniversary of Napoleon Symphony, Anthony Burgess's innovative novel about old Boney's life and military campaigns, all structured around Beethoven's Eroica Subscribe for FREE for weekly posts: anthonyburgessfoundation.substack.com

We can't get enough of Napoleon today. After you've read our newsletter, why not read this article in The New Statesman about Napoleon Symphony by John Banville, who calls the novel 'a highly serious, but never solemn, affirmation of the spirit of life' newstatesman.com/culture/books/…

On the newsletter this week: Christmas! Oh, and dubious miracles, the torture of Nazi collaborators, the exorcism of evil spirits and many more festive delights that can be found in Anthony Burgess’s Earthly Powers. Subscribe for FREE for weekly posts: anthonyburgessfoundation.substack.com

An exciting opportunity for a prospective PhD student in translation studies to work with us at the Burgess Foundation. Application details below!

RIP David Lodge, who served as an honorary patron of the Burgess Foundation. Burgess said his work had a 'sense of pragmatic British humour' combined with 'a high moral seriousness'. Lodge provided his own memories of Burgess in 2017. Read them here: anthonyburgess.org/burgess-memori…

On this week’s newsletter, we’re commemorating David Bowie, who was influenced by Anthony Burgess’s work throughout his career. Find out the parallels between these two iconoclastic artists. Subscribe for FREE for weekly posts like this: anthonyburgessfoundation.substack.com

On this week’s newsletter we remember David Lodge, who died this month. Read a review of his novel Nice Work, written by Anthony Burgess, and find out more about the relationship between these two writers. Subscribe for FREE for weekly posts like this: anthonyburgessfoundation.substack.com

How to make the perfect cup of tea. In this week's newsletter, Anthony Burgess writes about the cup which cheers but does not inebriate. Follow the link below to find out more.

Books at the Anthony Burgess Foundation: Shakespeare on Fleming, Thursday 5 June at 6: 30 PM. All welcome. Nicholas Shakespeare will be talking about his quest for the elusive Ian Fleming. See comments for booking link.

We love it when our archive volunteers write about working with us. Here, Lydia Flack takes a deep dive into our collections and ponders on curation, categorisation and domesticity. Categorising a Life – Volunteering at the Burgess Foundation anthonyburgess.org/blog-posts/cat…