What is obvious to Murdoch, and to all those who read her work, is that Good transcends everything, even God. In these essays, she explores questions of good and bad, myth and morality. von Murdoch, Iris

»Das Meer, das Meer« ist der Roman einer zerstörerischen Besessenheit.Booker-Preisträgerin »Iris Murdoch war eine Meisterin der erzählerischen Magie« FAZAls sich Charles Arrowby, ein gefeierter Theaterregisseur, von der Bühne...

The Black Prince von Murdoch, Iris

Discover Murdoch¿s wonderful writing in this compelling story of a young woman and an unusual religious lay community.A lay community of thoroughly mixed-up people is encamped outside Imber Abbey, home to an enclosed order of nuns. A new...

A family struggles for redemption after a funeral brings dark secrets to the surface in this novel from the Booker Prize-winning author of The Sea, The Sea. For the first time in years, Edmund Narraway has returned to his childhood...

"The Sea, The Sea" von John Burnside ist ein eindringlicher Roman, der sich mit Themen wie Erinnerung, Verlust und der Suche nach Identität auseinandersetzt. Die Geschichte dreht sich um den Protagonisten Charles Arrowby, einen...

Full of suspense, humor, and symbolism, this magnificently crafted and magical novel replays biblical and medieval themes in contemporary London. An attempt by the sharp, feral, and uncommonly intelligent Lucas Graffe to murder his...

Eine literarische Tauchfahrt in die Abgründe menschlicher GefühleBradley Pearson ist pensionierter Finanzbeamter und Schriftsteller. Er möchte London verlassen, um in der Einsamkeit eines kleinen Dorfs an der Küste sein großes...

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Iris Murdoch's witty, atmospheric subversion of the Victorian Gothic novel, with an introduction by Stephen Medcalf.

After his wife's death, Hugh contemplates returning to his former mistress. Randall's young daughter, Miranda, is adored by her Australian cousin Penn, but has attachments elsewhere. Impelled by affection, lust and illusion, these...

A Severed Head von Murdoch, Iris