The black prince - IRIS MURDOCH
The Black Prince is Iris Murdoch's 15th novel, first published in 1973. The name of the novel alludes mainly to Hamlet.
The Black Prince, is a story about being in Love, It is alos a remarkable intellectual thriller, with a superbly involuted plot and a meditation on the nature of art of love and of the power of human relationships.
Bradley Pearson, its narrator and hero is an elderly writer with a BLOCK. Encompassed by predatory friends and relatives - his ex-wife and her delinquent brother ARNNOLD BAFFIN, A younger and deplorably successful writer, Baffin's wife and Daughter- Bradley attempts escape.
His failure and its aftermath lead to a violent climax, and to a coda which casts a bewildering and shifitng perspective on all that has gone before.
Condition
"The book is in Below Average condition. Pages are yellow and stained. Covers show noticeable wear with possible creases and small tears. Binding is intact but have some looseness. A readable copy with signs of use."
Author
Iris murdochPublication
PenguinBinding & Pages
Paperback |284Category
FictionLanguage
English
