The Sea, the Sea; A Severed Head: Introduction by Sarah Churchwell - Hardcover
by Iris Murdoch
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Availability:In StockContributor:Iris Murdoch, Sarah Churchwell (Introduction by)Series:Everyman's Library Contemporary ClassicsPublish date:2016-04-05Pages:696
Language:EnglishPublisher:Everyman's LibraryISBN-13:9781101907665ISBN-10:1101907665UPC:9781101907665Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Classics, Literary, HumorousSize:8.30 x 5.10 x 1.50 inchesWeight:1.5013Product ID:SC73VPMSH2
Two Masterpieces by Iris Murdoch in One Premium Edition
This Everyman's Library collection brings together two of Iris Murdoch's most celebrated novels, combining sophisticated dark comedy with philosophical depth. Both works examine the human capacity for self-deception and the consuming nature of love and obsession.A Severed Head (1961)
Martin Lynch-Gibbon, a prosperous London wine merchant, leads a comfortable life of calculated infidelity until his wife leaves him for her psychoanalyst. What follows is a sophisticated bedroom farce that transforms into something far more profound. Murdoch takes the conventions of drawing-room comedy and infuses them with serious moral questions, creating scenes that are simultaneously wickedly funny and deeply emblematic of how we navigate ethical dilemmas in everyday relationships.The Sea, the Sea (1978) - Booker Prize Winner
Charles Arrowby, a celebrated figure from London's theatrical world, retreats to England's North Sea coast to write his memoirs and escape his glittering past. His plans for peaceful seclusion collapse when he encounters his first love from decades earlier. As Arrowby becomes increasingly consumed by fantasies and obsessions, the novel reveals how memory distorts reality and how the stories we tell ourselves shape our lives. This Booker Prize-winning work stands as one of Murdoch's greatest achievements.Tragicomic Explorations of Human Nature
Both novels function as tragicomic masterpieces that dramatize fundamental truths about human behavior: our tendency toward self-deception, our desperate need for meaning and redemption, and the lies we construct to make sense of our lives. Murdoch's prose combines playfulness with profundity, making these works both entertaining and intellectually substantial.About This Edition
This Everyman's Library Contemporary Classics edition features an introduction by Sarah Churchwell, Professor of American Literature and Public Understanding of the Humanities at the University of East Anglia. The hardcover format makes this collection suitable for both serious readers and gift-giving occasions.About Iris Murdoch
Iris Murdoch (1919-1999) was born in Dublin and studied philosophy at Cambridge. She served as a philosophy Fellow at St Anne's College for twenty years while building a remarkable literary career. She published more than twenty-six novels alongside works of philosophy, plays, and poetry, establishing herself as one of the most influential British writers of the twentieth century.Language:EnglishPublisher:Everyman's LibraryISBN-13:9781101907665ISBN-10:1101907665UPC:9781101907665Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Classics, Literary, HumorousSize:8.30 x 5.10 x 1.50 inchesWeight:1.5013Product ID:SC73VPMSH2
IRIS MURDOCH (1919-1999) was born in Dublin and brought up in London. She studied philosophy at Cambridge and was a philosophy Fellow at St Anne's College for twenty years. She published her first novel in 1954 and was instantly recognized as a major talent. She went on to publish more than twenty-six novels, as well as works of philosophy, plays, and poetry.
SARAH CHURCHWELL is Professor of American Literature and Public Understanding of the Humanities at the University of East Anglia. She is the author of The Many Lives of Marilyn Monroe and Careless People: Murder, Mayhem and the Invention of The Great Gatsby. She writes regularly for New Statesman, The Guardian, and The Times Literary Supplement, among other publications.
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Two Masterpieces by Iris Murdoch in One Premium Edition
This Everyman's Library collection brings together two of Iris Murdoch's most celebrated novels, combining sophisticated dark comedy with philosophical depth. Both works examine the human capacity for self-deception and the consuming nature of love and obsession.A Severed Head (1961)
Martin Lynch-Gibbon, a prosperous London wine merchant, leads a comfortable life of calculated infidelity until his wife leaves him for her psychoanalyst. What follows is a sophisticated bedroom farce that transforms into something far more profound. Murdoch takes the conventions of drawing-room comedy and infuses them with serious moral questions, creating scenes that are simultaneously wickedly funny and deeply emblematic of how we navigate ethical dilemmas in everyday relationships.The Sea, the Sea (1978) - Booker Prize Winner
Charles Arrowby, a celebrated figure from London's theatrical world, retreats to England's North Sea coast to write his memoirs and escape his glittering past. His plans for peaceful seclusion collapse when he encounters his first love from decades earlier. As Arrowby becomes increasingly consumed by fantasies and obsessions, the novel reveals how memory distorts reality and how the stories we tell ourselves shape our lives. This Booker Prize-winning work stands as one of Murdoch's greatest achievements.Tragicomic Explorations of Human Nature
Both novels function as tragicomic masterpieces that dramatize fundamental truths about human behavior: our tendency toward self-deception, our desperate need for meaning and redemption, and the lies we construct to make sense of our lives. Murdoch's prose combines playfulness with profundity, making these works both entertaining and intellectually substantial.About This Edition
This Everyman's Library Contemporary Classics edition features an introduction by Sarah Churchwell, Professor of American Literature and Public Understanding of the Humanities at the University of East Anglia. The hardcover format makes this collection suitable for both serious readers and gift-giving occasions.About Iris Murdoch
Iris Murdoch (1919-1999) was born in Dublin and studied philosophy at Cambridge. She served as a philosophy Fellow at St Anne's College for twenty years while building a remarkable literary career. She published more than twenty-six novels alongside works of philosophy, plays, and poetry, establishing herself as one of the most influential British writers of the twentieth century.IRIS MURDOCH (1919-1999) was born in Dublin and brought up in London. She studied philosophy at Cambridge and was a philosophy Fellow at St Anne's College for twenty years. She published her first novel in 1954 and was instantly recognized as a major talent. She went on to publish more than twenty-six novels, as well as works of philosophy, plays, and poetry.
SARAH CHURCHWELL is Professor of American Literature and Public Understanding of the Humanities at the University of East Anglia. She is the author of The Many Lives of Marilyn Monroe and Careless People: Murder, Mayhem and the Invention of The Great Gatsby. She writes regularly for New Statesman, The Guardian, and The Times Literary Supplement, among other publications.
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