Byrne
Composed mostly in the same ottava rima that Byron used for Don Juan , Burgess`s last novel tells the story of Michael Byrne, a minor composer whose career is never as spectacular as his ambitions, and a determined womanizer who fathers children across the globe. Eventually Byrne vanishes, presumed dead in Africa. But years later, his children, now middle-aged, are shocked to receive an invitation from Byrne, who is still alive, and who invites them to London, where he will read his last will and testament.

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