The Sea, The Sea & A Severed Head by Iris Murdoch (English) Hardcover Book

Description: The Sea, The Sea & A Severed Head by Iris Murdoch Estimated delivery 4-14 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Traces the turbulent emotional journey of Martin Lynch-Gibbon, a smug, well-to-do London wine merchant and unfaithful husband, whose life is turned inside out when his wife leaves him for her psychoanalyst. Publisher Description Two novels demonstrating how this grande dame of English literature produced sophisticated philosophical fiction without compromising her belief that literature was to be grasped by enjoyment. Includes the Booker prize-winning The Sea, The Sea. An excellent addition to Everymans growing number of Contemporary Classic omnibus editionsFirst published in 1961, The Severed Head is regarded is one of Iris Murdochs most entertaining works. A dark and ferocious comic masterpiece, the novel traces the turbulent emotional journey of Martin Lynch-Gibbon, a smug, well-to-do London wine merchant and unfaithful husband, whose life is turned inside out when his wife leaves him for her psychoanalyst.In The Sea, the Sea the landscape shifts to the seclusion of an isolated house on the edge of Englands North Sea, where Charles Arrowby, a big name in Londons glittering theatrical world, has retired to write his memoirs. Arrowbys plans begin to unravel when he meets his first love and becomes haunted by the idea of rekindling his adolescent passion.The Severed Head and Booker prize-winner The Sea, the Sea are two of Iris Murdochs most accomplished novels, displaying all her talent for combining profundity with playful creativity. Both tragic and comic, brooding and hilarious, they brilliantly reveal how much our lives are governed by the lies we tell ourselves as well as our all-consuming desire for love, significance and, ultimately, redemption. Author Biography 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 Annes College and later taught at the Royal College of Art. Until her death in 1999, she lived in Oxford with her husband, the academic and critic, John Bayley. She was made a Dame of the British Empire in 1987 and in the 1997 PEN Awards received the Gold Pen for Distinguished Service to Literature. Details ISBN 1841593702 ISBN-13 9781841593708 Title The Sea, The Sea & A Severed Head Author Iris Murdoch Format Hardcover Year 2016 Pages 680 Publisher Everyman GE_Item_ID:97470562; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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