Bruno’s Dream (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Iris Murdoch
- First Published: 1969
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Farce
- Time of Work: The mid-1960’s
- Setting: London, England
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction, Farce
- Subjects: 1960’s, Self-discovery, Spiders, Love or romance, London, Terminal illness or terminally ill, Comedy, Insects, Printing
- Locales: London, England
Characters Discussed
Bruno Greensleave, a terminally ill old man. Bruno’s illness has disfigured him, so that he looks somewhat like the arachnids he studies; his head seems bulbous and enlarged, but his limbs are wasted and thin. Aware that he is dying, Bruno wishes to make amends for the missteps he has made along the way. He wants to reunite with his estranged son, Miles, and regrets that he did not go to his dying wife when she called for him.
Miles Greensleave, Bruno’s son. He has been estranged from Bruno since his first marriage, to an Indian woman, Parvati....
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