Dame Theory
In praise of Iris Murdoch
Gerald Howard
The Sea, The Sea; A Severed Head
by Iris Murdoch
Everyman's Library
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In terms of posterity, the late British novelist Iris Murdoch, who died in 1999, would seem to have all the equipment a distinguished literary figure might want. She left the planet as Dame Iris, having been awarded an OBE for her achievements in fiction and philosophy. A mere two years after her death she was the subject of Peter J. Conradi’s authorized and highly intelligent biography Iris. This year saw the publication
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