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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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• Amazon Sales Rank: #846407 in Books
• Published on: 2002-11
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 768 pages

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• ISBN13: 9780393324013
• Condition: USED - LIKE NEW
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Review
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

About the Author
Peter J. Conradi, co-executor of Murdoch's literary estate, is the author of a biography of Angus Wilson as well as critical studies of Dostoevsky and Murdoch. He lives in London.