Inside Mr Enderby

Anthony Burgess died in November 1993, and is survived by his second wife and his son. The Times described him as 'one of the cleverest and most original writers of his generation', and among the many people who paid him tribute were David Lodge, who considered him 'an inspiration and example to other writers', and John Updike, who believed that 'the literary world seems much more sparsely populated with Anthony Burgess gone. He had the energy and the wide-ranging interests of a dozen writers… [and] seemed not only a prodigious intellect, but an affectionate spirit, whose mind, like Ariel's, circled the globe in a few seconds.'

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ing the other three books soon. If you are wondering what the hell "For Cough" means, read the following excerpt from an interview with Burgess.

"But I think there's more artistic pleasure to be gained from the ingenious circumvention of a taboo than from what is called total permissiveness. When I wrote my first Enderby novel I had to make my hero say 'For cough,' since 'Fuck off' was not then acceptable. With the second book the climate had changed and Enderby was at liberty to say 'Fuck off.' I wasn't happy. It was too easy. He still said 'For cough' while others responded with 'Fuck off.' A compromise. Literature, however, thrives on taboos, just as all art thrives on technical difficulties."