Bruno's Dream by Iris Murdoch (English) Paperback Book

Description: Bruno's Dream by Iris Murdoch, Robert Irwin Bruno, dying, obsessed with spiders and preoccupied with death and reconciliation, lies at the center of an intricate spiders web of relationships and passions: Brunos estranged and grieving son Miles; Danby, Brunos widowed son-in-law, consoling himself with the Adelaide the maid, one of Murdochs finest comic creations; FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Bruno, dying, obsessed with spiders and preoccupied with death and reconciliation, lies at the center of an intricate spiders web of relationships and passions- Brunos estranged and grieving son Miles; Danby, Brunos widowed son-in-law, consoling himself with the Adelaide the maid, one of Murdochs finest comic creations; creepy Nigel the nurse and his besotted twin Will, fighter of duels. The flooding Thames brings about the climax, and all are left changed by love and forgiveness before the old mans death. Notes Vintage Classic edition. 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. Review "She is incapable of writing without fascinating and beautiful colour." --"The Times" Kirkus US Review This is one of Iris Murdochs formalized entertainments shifting between Brunos dream and the reality he finds too difficult; also between the present (when, dying, he is hanging on to life along with his stamp collection) and the past which is of course more alluring. In fact almost all of the characters who move across this crowded stage with all its symbolic props are chained to memories while Miss Murdoch explores the metaphysics of life before the final cut-off when "Death contradicts ownership and self." And there are many others who like Bruno have no firmer foothold: his son Miles, with a dead wife who is just as dominant as his live Diana whose attentions now waver; a cavalier and charming son-in-law, Danby, who also alternates between Adelaide the Maid and Diana and Dianas sister Lisa; the twins, Nigel and Will (Adelaides cousins), a rather nasty pair, etc., etc. The book is a processional like Going to Jerusalem and the characters go through endless emotional permutations. You never know which chair will be vacant since "Love knows no conventions" although it will be asserted as the life force after a flood washes away the past as well as Brunos stamps. . . . Miss Murdoch is technically a fine enough tale and web spinner (spiders are also part of her bag) to sinuously engage your curiosity even where it may never extend to any real involvement. The reader, like Bruno, plays a waiting game. (Kirkus Reviews) Details ISBN0099285371 Author Robert Irwin Pages 304 Series Vintage classics Year 2001 ISBN-10 0099285371 ISBN-13 9780099285373 Format Paperback Publication Date 2001-02-01 Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 823.914 Birth 1919 Death 1999 Media Book Publisher Vintage Publishing Imprint Vintage Classics Language English UK Release Date 2001-02-01 Alternative 9781407019819 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:1123919;

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