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IrIs Murdoch
1919 – 1999, english (b. ireland)
The Bell
Introduction by A. S. Byatt
Murdoch’s highly regarded novel of the
terrible accidents of human frailty is a
funny, sad, and moving exploration of
religion, sex, and the fight between good
and evil.
336 pp. 978-0-14-118669-6 $15.00
The Black Prince
Introduction by Martha C. Nussbaum
In this riveting and ingenious tale of love
and intellectual intrigue, Murdoch gives
us a story with ever-mounting action
including seduction, suicide, abduction,
romantic idylls, murder, and due process
of law.
432 pp. 978-0-14-218011-2 $16.00
A Fairly Honourable Defeat
Introduction by Peter Reed
A dark comedy of errors, this novel
portrays the mischief wrought by Julius,
a cynical intellectual who decides to
demonstrate through a Machiavellian
experiment how easily loving couples,
caring friends, and devoted siblings can be
induced to betray their loyalties.
464 pp. 978-0-14-118617-7 $16.00
The Good Apprentice
One of Murdoch’s most popular and
influential novels, The Good Apprentice is a
supremely sophisticated and entertaining
inquiry into the spiritual crises that afflict
the modern world.
528 pp. 978-0-14-118668-9 $18.00
Nuns and Soldiers
Introduction by Karen Armstrong
With a most colorful cast of characters, set
in Londuthern, France, Murdoch’s most
compelling novel is a tragic and funny
story of love, honor, and reviving passion.
528 pp. 978-0-14-218009-9 $18.00
The Sea, the Sea
Introduction by Mary Kinzie
Winner of the Man Booker Prize
A celebrated actor, director, and
playwright retires from the theater
to write his memoir but it becomes,
instead, a chronicle of strange events and
unexpected visitors—some real, some
spectral—that disrupt his world and shake
his oversized ego to its very core.
528 pp. 978-0-14-118616-0 $16.00
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