The Sea, The Sea
Charles Arrowby, past 60, a demi-god of the theatre - director, playwright and actor - retires from his glittering London world, in order to abjure magic and... »

The Bell
THE BELL A lay community of thoroughly mixedup people is encamped outside Imber Abbey home of an enclosed order of nuns. A new bell is being installed when t... »

De soevereiniteit van het goede
Honderd jaar geleden werd de Britse filosofe en romanschrijfster Iris Murdoch geboren (1919-1999). Ze is vooral bekend om haar romans. Met haar boek 'De zee,... »

A Fairly Honourable Defeat
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The Black Prince
Murdoch's 15th novel is a study of artistic inspiration, a love song to Shakespeare, and to a dark god, the Black Prince. Bradley Pearson, is an elderly bloc... »

Amigos y amantes / The Nice and the Good
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The Sea, The Sea
After a brilliant and fulfilling career, Charles Arrowby revels in his perfect refuge, an isolated home by the sea, but soon his complex past makes unbidden ... »

La Campana
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Existentialists and Mystics
Gathered together in this volume are some of Iris Murdoch's most influential writings. They include major critiques of existentialism, essays such as The Sub... »

The Green Knight
From the nationally acclaimed author of The Book of the Brotherhood comes amagnificently crafted and magical novel which explores biblical and medievalthemes... »