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The Book and the Brotherhood
Iris Murdoch
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Description for The Book and the Brotherhood
Paperback. It's the midsummer ball at Oxford, and a group of men and women - friends since university days - have gathered under the stars. Included in this group is David Crimond, a genius and fervent Marxist. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 39. Weight in Grams: 436.
It's the midsummer ball at Oxford, and a group of men and women - friends since university days - have gathered under the stars. Included in this group is David Crimond, a genius and fervent Marxist. Years earlier the friends had persuaded David to write a philosophical and political book on their behalf. But opinions and loyalties have changed, and on this summer evening the long-resting ghosts of the past come careering back into the present.
It's the midsummer ball at Oxford, and a group of men and women - friends since university days - have gathered under the stars. Included in this group is David Crimond, a genius and fervent Marxist. Years earlier the friends had persuaded David to write a philosophical and political book on their behalf. But opinions and loyalties have changed, and on this summer evening the long-resting ghosts of the past come careering back into the present.
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
Number of Pages
624
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099433545
SKU
9780099433545
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99-2
About Iris Murdoch
Iris Murdoch was born in Dublin in 1919. She read Classics at Somerville College, Oxford, and after working in the Treasury and abroad, was awarded a research studentship in Philosophy at Newnham College, Cambridge. In 1948 she returned to Oxford as fellow and tutor at St Anne's College and later taught at the Royal College of Art. Until her death ... Read more
Reviews for The Book and the Brotherhood
Iris Murdoch is incapable of writing without fascinating and beautiful colour
The Times
Iris Murdoch was one of the best and most influential writers of the twentieth century
Peter Conradi,
Guardian
The Times
Iris Murdoch was one of the best and most influential writers of the twentieth century
Peter Conradi,
Guardian