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Iris Murdoch was a writer who is best known for her novels. Her novels are funny, subversive, fearless, and fiercely intelligent. Vintage Classics is releasing special editions of her novels to celebrate her centenary. Daisy Johnson is the author of the introduction to these editions. Johnson says that she saw a monster rising from the waves in Charles Arrowby, the protagonist of Murdoch's novel. Arrowby has determined to spend the rest of his days in hermit-like contemplation, but memories of his childhood sweetheart, Hartley, and more recent lovers and friends disrupt his self-imposed exile. In the end, Arrowby demonstrates how very bad he can be.
VINTAGE CLASSICS MURDOCH: Funny, subversive, fearless and fiercely intelligent, Iris Murdoch was one of the great writers of the twentieth century. To celebrate her centenary Vintage Classics presents special editions of her greatest and most timeless novels.WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY DAISY JOHNSON'I saw a monster rising from the waves.'Charles Arrowby has determined to spend the rest of his days in hermit-like contemplation. He buys a mysteriously damp house on the coast, far from the heady world of the theatre where he made his name, and there he swims in the sea, eats revolting meals and writes his memoirs. But then he meets his childhood sweetheart Hartley, and memories of her lovely, younger self crowd in - along with more recent lovers and friends - to disrupt his self-imposed exile. So instead of 'learning to be good', Charles proceeds to demonstrate how very bad he can be.Winner of the Man Booker Prize 1978.
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