by John Bayley · Abacus Uk · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780349112152
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«Iris: A Memoir of Iris Murdoch» is John Bayley's memoir of the novelist Iris Murdoch, published by Abacus in paperback (192 pages, in English).
John Bayley recalls his relationship with the novelist Iris Murdoch, from their first meeting in Oxford in the 1950s to the final years marked by Alzheimer's. He alternates the account of an eccentric and happy life with the slow deterioration of Iris's intellect, offering a portrait of a brilliant woman and a singular marriage.
First instalment of the Iris Trilogy. Winner of the Borders Original Voices Award in 1999.
For readers of biographies and memoirs, interested in Iris Murdoch and in stories of love and loss.
