The Book and the Brotherhood (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Iris Murdoch
- First Published: 1987
- Type of Work: Novel
- Time of Work: The 1980's
- Setting: London
- Principal Characters: Gerard Hernshaw, Rose Curtland, Jenkin Riderhood, David Crimond, Duncan Cambus, Jean Kowitz Cambus
- Genres: Long fiction
- Subjects: Intellectuals, Power, personal or social, Politics, Socialism, Twentieth century, Authors or writers, Friendship, 1980’s, Books, Novelists, Learning or scholarship
- Locales: London, England
Reading Iris Murdoch, one is reminded of Sir James Jeans's observation about the universe, that it is not only stranger than we imagine but also stranger than we can imagine. So it frequently seems with the characters and events that make up Murdoch's fictional universe: They are not only strange, but stranger than many readers can imagine. When asked in an interview about the perplexing improbabilities which have become almost a hallmark of her fiction, Murdoch replied that a novelist is a “privileged person, who can see into the soul and know the secret thoughts.” A...
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