The Malayan Trilogy

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The series contains notes towards a glossary of The Malayan Trilogy, presumed to have been compiled by Burgess and his wife, Liana, during her translation of the trilogy into Italian with Francesca Bandel; and an incomplete typescript draft of the first part of the trilogy in Italian.

See also Liana Burgess’s copy of Time for a Tiger (Heinemann, London, 1971), complete with her translation notes, preserved within the International Anthony Burgess Foundation's library, and AB/ARCH/K/4: Notebook/diary, dated 1958-1964.

Administrative / Biographical History

The Malayan Trilogy refers to a series of 3 novels by Burgess, first published in the 1950s, and set in Malaysia. The three volumes are: Time for a Tiger (1956); The Enemy in the Blanket (1958); and Beds in the East (1959).

Time for a Tiger, Burgess's first published novel, takes its name from an advertisement for Tiger beer and is a darkly comic and satirical depiction of Malay society as it moved towards independence from Britain, which was formally achieved in 1957. The protagonist of Time for a Tiger is the History teacher Victor Crabbe and his story provides a thread through the trilogy as a whole.

Liana Burgess and Francesca Bandel's Italian translation of The Malayan Trilogy, titled Malesia! and published in 1980, was awarded the Premio Scanno prize.

The trilogy is published as The Long Day Wanes: A Malayan Trilogy in the United States

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Personal archive and library of Anthony BurgessAB

Personal, literary, music and business papers of Anthony BurgessAB/ARCH

Literary papers and music written or adapted by Burgess, or by Burgess in collaboration with another author, including papers relating to translations of Burgess's worksAB/ARCH/A

Outline of a new opera buffa (comic opera) by BurgessAB/ARCH/A/1

1789: An Opera Libretto by BurgessAB/ARCH/A/2

Outline for a proposed film, set in Malaysia, to be called Up Like ThunderAB/ARCH/A/3

Outline of a proposed novel by Burgess, titled The Mafia Tree, "Based on True Historical Facts Concerning the Origins of the Mafia Obtained from Public Archives in Palermo, Sicily."AB/ARCH/A/4

Shah: Outline of a three-part fictional television series by Burgess set in Iran, beginning with the Anglo-Soviet invasion of 1941 and ending in 1980.AB/ARCH/A/5

Samson and Dalila: a screenplay by Anthony BurgessAB/ARCH/A/6

Original film scenario, "2078...L'Effet Vivaldi" by Mario Christian Sygala and Jacques Moscato, with notes on an English translation by Burgess.AB/ARCH/A/7

Fragment of an unidentified script by Burgess about Anne Boleyn and King Henry VIII.AB/ARCH/A/8

A Shorter Ulysses, Burgess's abridged version of James Joyce's novel (with commentary).AB/ARCH/A/9

Fragment of an unidentified novel by Burgess about a novelist, John Frobisher.AB/ARCH/A/10

File relating to a pack of 52 playing cards, created by Burgess ‘in homage to James Joyce’ as part of a potential commercial venture with Rosa FantosAB/ARCH/A/11

Tarot pack designed by Burgess, based on his knowledge of The Tarot of the Bohemians by 'Papus'.AB/ARCH/A/12

File containing Burgess's notes towards a slang dictinary; specifically, words beginning with A, B and ZAB/ARCH/A/13

ABBA ABBAAB/ARCH/A/ABB

A.D. (Anno Domini)AB/ARCH/A/ANN

Any Old IronAB/ARCH/A/ANY

AttilaAB/ARCH/A/ATT

Beard's Roman WomenAB/ARCH/A/BEA

Cyrano de BergeracAB/ARCH/A/BER

The Black PrinceAB/ARCH/A/BLA

Blest Pair of Sirens: Some Thoughts on Literature and Music (published as This Man and Music)AB/ARCH/A/BLE

Blooms of DublinAB/ARCH/A/BLO

The Brain KillersAB/ARCH/A/BRA

ByrneAB/ARCH/A/BYR

Chatsky, or the Importance of Being StupidAB/ARCH/A/CHA

The Childhood of Christ, or 'Enfance du Christ'AB/ARCH/A/CHI

A Clockwork OrangeAB/ARCH/A/CLO

Cyrano, the musicalAB/ARCH/A/CYR

Devil of a StateAB/ARCH/A/DES

The Doctor is SickAB/ARCH/A/DOC

Rhapsody: A Dream Novel, or TraumnovelleAB/ARCH/A/DRE

Earthly PowersAB/ARCH/A/EAR

1985AB/ARCH/A/EIG

EnderbyAB/ARCH/A/END

Les Enfants du Paradis, or Children of ParadiseAB/ARCH/A/ENF

English Literature: A Survey for StudentsAB/ARCH/A/ENG

Articles and short essaysAB/ARCH/A/ESS

The Eve of St VenusAB/ARCH/A/EVE

"Sir John Falstaff va alla guerra", or "Sir John Falstaff goes to war", a play written by Burgess based on the second tetralogy of William Shakespeare’s History plays.AB/ARCH/A/FAL

Il Fascistibile, or How to Become a FascistAB/ARCH/A/FAS

ShakespeareAB/ARCH/A/GUL

Ernest Hemingway and his worldAB/ARCH/A/HEM

Here Comes Everybody: An Introduction to James Joyce for the Ordinary Reader. (Also known as Re Joyce)AB/ARCH/A/HER

Homage to Qwert YuiopAB/ARCH/A/HOM

Joysprick, an introduction to the language of James Joyce.AB/ARCH/A/JOY

The Kingdom of the WickedAB/ARCH/A/KIN

Language Made PlainAB/ARCH/A/LAN

Edward LearAB/ARCH/A/LEA

Lectures and seminars delivered by BurgessAB/ARCH/A/LEC

Uncle LudwigAB/ARCH/A/LUD

The Malayan TrilogyAB/ARCH/A/MAL

Marco PoloAB/ARCH/A/MAR

MerlinAB/ARCH/A/MER

MFAB/ARCH/A/MFA

Life of Michelangelo (Vita di Michelangelo).AB/ARCH/A/MIC

Miser, Miser!AB/ARCH/A/MIS

The Midsummer Night's Dream Show: A Madrigal Comedy Celebration in E major. (Also known as The MND Show).AB/ARCH/A/MND

Moses the Lawgiver, and Moses: A NarrativeAB/ARCH/A/MOS

A Mouthful of Air: Language and languages, especially EnglishAB/ARCH/A/MOU

Musical compositionsAB/ARCH/A/MUS

Napoleon SymphonyAB/ARCH/A/NAP

Napoleon RisingAB/ARCH/A/NAR

Jesus of Nazareth, and Man of NazarethAB/ARCH/A/NAZ

New York City (NYC)AB/ARCH/A/NEW

Ninety Nine Novels: The Best in English since 1939. A Personal Choice by Anthony Burgess.AB/ARCH/A/NIN

OberonAB/ARCH/A/OBE

Oedipus the KingAB/ARCH/A/OED

pHorbiCEtta, an Italian translation of James Joyce's Finnegans Wake by Anthony Burgess and Liana Burgess.AB/ARCH/A/PHO

The PianoplayersAB/ARCH/A/PIA

Occasional poetry and lyrics written by BurgessAB/ARCH/A/POE

Puma (Cat Day), or LynxAB/ARCH/A/PUM

Quest for FireAB/ARCH/A/QUE

Doctor Selavy's Magic Theatre or Swinging At The Stock ExchangeAB/ARCH/A/SEL

The Man Shakespeare is with Us, a television mini-series about the life of ShakespeareAB/ARCH/A/SHA

SMID, or Transvaal EpisodeAB/ARCH/A/SMI

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, adapted for the stage by BurgessAB/ARCH/A/TAL

The Clockwork ConditionAB/ARCH/A/TCL

A Long Trip to TeatimeAB/ARCH/A/TEA

Will and Testament: A Fragment of BiographyAB/ARCH/A/TES

The End of Things: Three Dialogues for Old MenAB/ARCH/A/THI

Tremor of IntentAB/ARCH/A/TRE

Trotsky's in New York!AB/ARCH/A/TRO

The Wanting SeedAB/ARCH/A/WAN

Will!, or The Bawdy Bard / The Baudy Bard.AB/ARCH/A/WIL

The End of the World NewsAB/ARCH/A/WOR

They Wrote in English: A Survey of British and American LiteratureAB/ARCH/A/WRO

You've Had Your Time: Being the Second Part of the Confessions of Anthony BurgessAB/ARCH/A/YOU

Papers relating to adaptations of Burgess's works by another author or composerAB/ARCH/B

JournalismAB/ARCH/C

Audio collectionAB/ARCH/D

Audio-visual collectionAB/ARCH/E

Photographic collectionAB/ARCH/F

Correspondence and statements with publishers and literary agentsAB/ARCH/G

Papers regarding Burgess's personal financial, medical and legal affairsAB/ARCH/H

Printed ephemeraAB/ARCH/I

Original works by other authors and/or composers sent to Burgess for review or commentAB/ARCH/J

Notebooks and diaries, belonging to Burgess, his first wife (Lynne Wilson), and his second wife (Liana Burgess)AB/ARCH/K

Personal library of Anthony BurgessAB/LIBR

Artwork, furniture, musical instruments, and other objects that belonged to Anthony Burgess, Liana Burgess and Andrew Burgess WilsonAB/MUS