Nuns and Soldiers (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Iris Murdoch
- First Published: 1980
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: 1970’s
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction, Philosophical realism
- Subjects: 1970’s, France or French people, Homosexuality or homosexuals, Love or romance, Art or artists, Religion, Friendship, Jealousy, envy, or resentment, Obsession, England or English people, Cancer, Feminism, Lesbianism or lesbians, Death or dying, Good and evil, London, Remarriage, Women’s movement, Christ figures or saviors, Wealth, Convents or nunneries, Nuns
- Locales: France, London, England
Places Discussed
Ebury Street flat. Home of Gertrude Openshaw and her husband, Guy, an administrator in the British Home Office. Located on London’s fashionable Ebury Street, the tastefully decorated flat has a drawing room that is elegant and warmly furnished, complete with three tall windows overlooking the street, and a fireplace. A picture of Guy’s paternal grandmother hangs over the mantel; other pictures depict powerful men, dogs, and expensive houses. The room reflects the accomplished, wealthy, Openshaw family, whose present-day descendants gather in the flat to...
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