Iris Murdoch The Sea, The Sea recensie, review en informatie over de inhoud van de Engelse roman uit 1978 en winnaar van de Booker Prize. Op deze pagina lees je uitgebreide informatie over de roman The Sea, The Sea van de in Ierland geboren Engelse filosofe en schrijfster Iris Murdoch.
Iris Murdoch The Sea, The Sea recensie, review en informatie
- “There is no doubt in my mind that Iris Murdoch is one of the most important novelists now writing in English…The power of her imaginative vision, her intelligence and her awareness and revelation of human truth are quite remarkable.” (The Times)
- “One of the most ambitious tours de force in many years… There are pages one races through to see what happens. She is a virtuoso at description.” (Daily Mail)
- “A fantastic feat of imagination as well as a marvellous sustained piece of writing.” (Vogue)
The Sea, The Sea
- Auteur: Iris Murdoch (Engeland)
- Soort boek: Engelse roman uit 1978
- Taal: Engels
- Uitgever: Penguin
- Omvang: 560 pagina’s
- Uitgave: paperback / ebook
- Winnaar Booker Prize 1978
- Waardering redactie: ∗∗∗∗∗ (uitstekend)
- Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris
Flaptekst van de roman uit 1978 van Iris Murdoch en winnaar Booker Prize
Iris Murdoch’s extraordinary exploration of human nature shines with intricate detail.
When Charles Arrowby retires from his glittering career in the London theatre, he buys a remote house on the rocks by the sea. He hopes to escape from his tumultuous love affairs but unexpectedly bumps into his childhood sweetheart and sets his heart on destroying her marriage. His equilibrium is further disturbed when his friends all decide to come and keep him company and Charles finds his seaside idyll severely threatened by his obsessions.
Iris Murdoch was born in Dublin, 15 Juli 1919. She read Classics at Somerville College, Oxford, and after working in the Treasury and abroad, was awarded a research studentship in Philosophy at Newnham College, Cambridge. In 1948 she returned to Oxford as fellow and tutor at St Anne’s College and later taught at the Royal College of Art. Until her death, 8 February 1999, she lived in Oxford with her husband, the academic and critic, John Bayley. She was made a Dame of the British Empire in 1987 and in the 1997 PEN Awards received the Gold Pen for Distinguished Service to Literature.
