Murdoch
Iris Murdoch was born in Dublin in 1919 of Anglo-Irish parents. She is the author of 26 novels and several works of philosophy. Among her many honours and awards are the CBE, the DBE, the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, the Whitbread Literary Award and the Booker Prize. She died in 1999.
Iris Murdoch was born in Dublin in 1919 of Anglo-Irish parents. She is the author of 26 novels and several works of philosophy. Among her many honours and awards are the CBE, the DBE, the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, the Whitbread Literary Award and the Booker Prize. She died in 1999. See less
Murdoch book reviews
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The Black Prince
Murdock's Black Prince
"The Black Prince" is a thoughtful, difficult novel that explores the ambiguities of human character and the complex relationship between art and passion. Dame Iris Murdoch (1919 --1999) was both a ... Read More
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The Sovereignty of Good
Murdoch's Ladder
by amlulu, Apr 30, 2009
This book collects three papers/lecutres that orginally were conceived/written between 1962 and 1969. When I first started reading Idea of Perfection, I struggled to find a foothold in Murdoch's ... Read More
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Metaphysics as a Guide to Morals
Wonderful background to Iris' thoughts
by tangles, May 22, 2008
I am not a philosophy student, but find this book a very enjoyable and fascinating read. Iris studiously removes the "self" from her novels, portraying a very distilled world. This books, therefore, ... Read More
