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Anthony Burgess, a Rare card
John Anthony Burgess Wilson, commonly known as Anthony Burgess, was an English writer, screenwriter, and composer.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 82
- DEF
- 85
- Power
- 167
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 250,000
Power 167 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Anthony Burgess quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Anthony Burgess card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Burgess produced a number of other novels, including the ______ quartet, and Earthly Powers.
Answer
Enderby. Burgess produced a number of other novels, including the Enderby quartet, and Earthly Powers. From the Anthony Burgess article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He wrote librettos and screenplays, including the ____ television mini-series Jesus of Nazareth.
Answer
1970s. He wrote librettos and screenplays, including the 1977 television mini-series Jesus of Nazareth. From the Anthony Burgess article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Although Burgess was primarily a comic writer, his dystopian satire A Clockwork Orange remains his best-known novel.
- Burgess produced a number of other novels, including the Enderby quartet, and Earthly Powers.
- He wrote librettos and screenplays, including the 1977 television mini-series Jesus of Nazareth.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Anthony Burgess article was read about 250,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 82 and blocks with 85: each hit it takes is cut by 34 %.
How to get Anthony Burgess
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Anthony Burgess (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Open Media Ltd., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
