The End of the World News: An Entertainment

1983 Penguin edition

The End of the World News is a 1982 novel by British author Anthony Burgess.

The plot is split into three sections. One follows Leon Trotsky on a journey to New York City shortly before the Russian Revolution of 1917. This section is written as the libretto of an opera. A second tale covers the life and career of Sigmund Freud. Havelock Ellis and Krafft-Ebing are among other characters portrayed in this part. The third part is set in the future, shortly before the impact of a giant meteor with the Earth.

Works of Anthony Burgess
Novels:	The Malayan Trilogy \|Time for a Tiger \| The Enemy in the Blanket \| Beds in the East \| The Right to an Answer \| The Doctor is Sick \| The Worm and the Ring \| Devil of a State \| One Hand Clapping \| A Clockwork Orange \| The Wanting Seed \| Honey for the Bears \| Inside Mr. Enderby \| The Eve of St. Venus \| Nothing Like the Sun \| A Vision of Battlements \| Tremor of Intent \| Enderby Outside \| M/F \| Napoleon Symphony \| The Clockwork Testament \| Beard's Roman Women \| Abba Abba \| 1985 \| Man of Nazareth \| Earthly Powers \| The End of the World News \| Enderby's Dark Lady \| The Kingdom of the Wicked \| The Pianoplayers \| Any Old Iron \| Mozart and the Wolf Gang \| A Dead Man in Deptford \| Byrne
Short stories:	The Devil's Mode
Critical works:	Shakespeare \| Joysprick \| Ninety-Nine Novels \| A Mouthful of Air
Autobiography:	Little Wilson and Big God \| You've Had Your Time
Journalism:	Homage to QWERT YUIOP \| One Man's Chorus