Something Special (Paperback)
| Author: Iris/ McCurdy Murdoch | Illustrator: Michael McCurdy |
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Format: Paperback
Publisher: Lightning Source Inc
ISBN-10: 0393335216
ISBN-13: 9780393335217
Sku: 208357224
Publish Date: 6/30/2008
Dimensions:
(in Inches) 8.25H x 5L x 0.25T
Pages:
64
Age Range:
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| Reminiscent of James Joyce''s "The Dead", this previously unpublished work by Iris Murdoch (1918-1999) is a bittersweet, haunting story about Yvonne, an ordinary, bold young Irish woman who believes there is more to life than marriage to Sam, the dutiful Jewish lad courting her. Line drawings. |
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This small, ultra-realistic posthumous work by Iris Murdoch (1918-99) tells the story of a young Irish woman in the 1950s who, in hope of "something special" in her life, resists marriage to a distinctly ordinary young man. It is illustrated with line drawings by Michael McCurdy.
This small, ultra-realistic posthumous work by Iris Murdoch (1918-99) tells the story of a young Irish woman in the 1950s who, in hope of "something special" in her life, resists marriage to a distinctly ordinary young man. It is illustrated with line drawings by Michael McCurdy.
Author Bio
Iris Murdoch
Iris Murdoch was the only child of Anglo-Irish parents, and spent a happy childhood in Dublin. At boarding school, she played field hockey and was head girl. She went on to graduate from Oxford, where she taught philosophy until 1963. The author of more than 20 novels, as well as plays and philosophical works, Murdoch was made a Dame of the British Empire in 1987. Murdoch was beloved by a large number of friends. In the words of Hilary Mantel, "She radiated a powerful benignity, a goodness that seemed to have little to do with 'saintliness,' but much to do with strength and vertu; there was a heartbreaking simplicity about her...." In 1994, Iris Murdoch became afflicted with Alzheimer's Disease. from which she died in 1999 at the age of 79. A moving memoir of her last years, ELEGY FOR IRIS, was published a year before she died by her husband, the writer John Bayley, whom she married in 1956.
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New York Times Book Review
"This posthumous short story by Iris Murdoch reads like an outtake from Joyce's DUBLINERS....Even with the handsome illustrations by Michael McCurdy, it is hard to see what makes this brief tale special enough to merit a volume of its own." - Stephen Amidon 11/12/2000 Kirkus Reviews
"[A]dmirers of Iris Murdoch at her best may well wonder what all the fuss is about." 10/01/2000
"This posthumous short story by Iris Murdoch reads like an outtake from Joyce's DUBLINERS....Even with the handsome illustrations by Michael McCurdy, it is hard to see what makes this brief tale special enough to merit a volume of its own." - Stephen Amidon 11/12/2000 Kirkus Reviews
"[A]dmirers of Iris Murdoch at her best may well wonder what all the fuss is about." 10/01/2000
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