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Black Prince

Murdoch, Iris
Heftet / 2013 / Engelsk

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780099589259
Publisert
2013-09-05
Utgiver
Vendor
Vintage Classics
Vekt
306 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
130 mm
Dybde
26 mm
Aldersnivå
01, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
432

Forfatter
Murdoch, Iris
Introduksjon ved
McWilliam Candia

Om bidragsyterne

Iris Murdoch was born in Dublin in 1919. She read Classics at Somerville College, Oxford, and after working in the Treasury and abroad, was awarded a research studentship in Philosophy at Newnham College, Cambridge. In 1948 she returned to Oxford as fellow and tutor at St Anne's College and later taught at the Royal College of Art. Until her death in 1999, she lived in Oxford with her husband, the academic and critic, John Bayley. She was made a Dame of the British Empire in 1987 and in the 1997 PEN Awards received the Gold Pen for Distinguished Service to Literature.

Black Prince

Murdoch, Iris
Heftet / 2013 / Engelsk
Murdoch, Iris
Heftet / 2013 / Engelsk
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WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY CANDIA MCWILLIAMThe Black Prince is both a remarkable thriller and a story about being in love.Bradley Pearson, narrator and hero, is an elderly writer with a 'block'. Finding himself surrounded by predatory friends and relations - his ex-wife, her delinquent brother, a younger, deplorably successful writer, Arnold Baffin, Baffin's restless wife and engaging daughter - Bradley attempts to escape. His failure to do so and its aftermath lead to a violent climax and a most unexpected conclusion.
Les mer
Finding himself surrounded by predatory friends and relations - his ex-wife, her delinquent brother, a younger, deplorably successful writer, Arnold Baffin, Baffin's restless wife and engaging daughter - Bradley attempts to escape.
Les mer
Murdoch is at the height of her powers in this novel, combining a complex plot with a heartrending analysis of the meaning of love
'It is witty and wise and provocative...brilliantly good' Evening Standard

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WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY CANDIA MCWILLIAMThe Black Prince is both a remarkable thriller and a story about being in love.Bradley Pearson, narrator and hero, is an elderly writer with a 'block'. Finding himself surrounded by predatory friends and relations - his ex-wife, her delinquent brother, a younger, deplorably successful writer, Arnold Baffin, Baffin's restless wife and engaging daughter - Bradley attempts to escape. His failure to do so and its aftermath lead to a violent climax and a most unexpected conclusion.
Les mer
Finding himself surrounded by predatory friends and relations - his ex-wife, her delinquent brother, a younger, deplorably successful writer, Arnold Baffin, Baffin's restless wife and engaging daughter - Bradley attempts to escape.
Les mer
Murdoch is at the height of her powers in this novel, combining a complex plot with a heartrending analysis of the meaning of love
'It is witty and wise and provocative...brilliantly good' Evening Standard

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780099589259
Publisert
2013-09-05
Utgiver
Vendor
Vintage Classics
Vekt
306 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
130 mm
Dybde
26 mm
Aldersnivå
01, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
432

Forfatter
Murdoch, Iris
Introduksjon ved
McWilliam Candia

Om bidragsyterne

Iris Murdoch was born in Dublin in 1919. She read Classics at Somerville College, Oxford, and after working in the Treasury and abroad, was awarded a research studentship in Philosophy at Newnham College, Cambridge. In 1948 she returned to Oxford as fellow and tutor at St Anne's College and later taught at the Royal College of Art. Until her death in 1999, she lived in Oxford with her husband, the academic and critic, John Bayley. She was made a Dame of the British Empire in 1987 and in the 1997 PEN Awards received the Gold Pen for Distinguished Service to Literature.

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