Iris Murdoch Biography - Couverture rigide

Wilson, A. N.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0091742463 ISBN 13 : 9780091742461

Editeur : Hutchinson, 2003

Synopsis

A.N. Wilson had John Bayley as his tutor at Oxford, which is where he met Iris Murdoch. He remained a close friend of them both throughout her life and it was at Iris's pleading in 1988 that he agreed to write her biography. Bound to be controversial, Wilson pulls no punches in his view of the recent cinematic portrayal of Iris as a victim of Alzheimer's disease. Instead, he gives us back the fiercely intelligent novelist and philosopher, and shows us a relationship that was deeply loving yet profoundly eccentric and most uncoventional for its day.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

"Brilliant, mischievous and wholly accurate account" (Roger Lewis Spectator)

"This Iris, formerly portrayed - even betrayed - as messy on the household front and ultimately doddery, is humorous, intellectual, sexual and fantastical" (Beryl Bainbridge Observer)

"Passionate, sympathetic and extraordinarily funny... This is far from a conventional biography... and it is all the more enjoyable and insightful for that" (Hugh Massingberd Mail on Sunday)

"A brantub of scandal and a comic masterpiece" (John Carey Daily Telegraph)

Présentation de l'éditeur

A brilliant, controversial and insightful biography. Fifteen years ago, Iris Murdoch asked A. N. Wilson to be her biographer. This book is a tribute to the novelist he knew for thirty years. This is not Iris Murdoch the Alzheimer's patient, but Iris Murdoch the witty conversationalist, the emotional chaotic and, above all, the writer. Both sad and farcical, this completely personal attempt to set the record straight gives us back the fiercely intelligent novelist and professional philosopher, and will cause amusement as it ruffles feathers.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Hutchinson
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0091742463
• ISBN 13: 9780091742461
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 384
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible