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A marvel of sympathy and intelligence. -- Washington Post
Conradi's infectious fascination with Murdoch and stirring insights into her work make this a superb cornerstone biography. -- Booklist starred review
Murdoch herself comes alive in all her contradictions. -- Commonweal, Richard Cohen, 22 March 2002
There would be no need to complain of literary biographies...if they were all as good as Conradi's. -- John Updike, The New Yorker
groundbreaking volume to which future biographers of Murdoch will be deeply indebted. -- Choice, J. E. Steiner, March 2002
Conradi's infectious fascination with Murdoch and stirring insights into her work make this a superb cornerstone biography. -- Booklist starred review
Murdoch herself comes alive in all her contradictions. -- Commonweal, Richard Cohen, 22 March 2002
There would be no need to complain of literary biographies...if they were all as good as Conradi's. -- John Updike, The New Yorker
groundbreaking volume to which future biographers of Murdoch will be deeply indebted. -- Choice, J. E. Steiner, March 2002
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Iris: A Life of Iris Murdoch is already regarded as the standard, authorized biography of one of the most important female novelists and thinkers of the twentieth century. Three years after her death, Iris Murdoch has begun to fascinate a whole new generation of readers, and a movie about her life was released in early 2002. In this critically acclaimed biography, Peter Conradi assesses the intellectual and cultural legacy of a remarkable woman "at the center of our culture" (A. S. Byatt). Published in hardcover as Iris Murdoch: A Life.32 pages of b/w photographs.
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One day in 1888, on the North Island of New Zealand, a runaway horse with an alarmed and excited girl on its back galloped into Wills Hughes Murdoch's view. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Under the Net, John Bayley, Iris Murdoch, Severed Head, Fairly Honourable Defeat, The Black Prince, David Hicks, Frank Thompson, Cedar Lodge, Leo Pliatzky, Simone Weil, The Sandcastle, Elizabeth Bowen, Philippa Foot, The Good Apprentice, Dun Laoghaire, Michael Foot, Steeple Aston, Labour Party, The Time of the Angels, Elizabeth Anscombe, League of Nations, Miss Bain, The Sovereignty of Good, Bruno's Dream New!
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One day in 1888, on the North Island of New Zealand, a runaway horse with an alarmed and excited girl on its back galloped into Wills Hughes Murdoch's view. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
protective anxiety, unpublished interview, revivalist meetings Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Under the Net, John Bayley, Iris Murdoch, Severed Head, Fairly Honourable Defeat, The Black Prince, David Hicks, Frank Thompson, Cedar Lodge, Leo Pliatzky, Simone Weil, The Sandcastle, Elizabeth Bowen, Philippa Foot, The Good Apprentice, Dun Laoghaire, Michael Foot, Steeple Aston, Labour Party, The Time of the Angels, Elizabeth Anscombe, League of Nations, Miss Bain, The Sovereignty of Good, Bruno's Dream New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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