The Sea, The Sea
by Murdoch, Iris
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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Bridgewater , Nova Scotia, Canada
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About This Item
Very good+ condition.
Size: 9 1/8" x 6 1/4" (23cm x 16cm)- book dimensions only.
Iris Murdoch was awarded the Booker Prize for "The Sea, The Sea" in 1978. She wrote twenty-six novels, also poetry, and on philosophy and drama. Iris Murdoch is considered to be one of the most important writers of the 20th century.
Synopsis
Iris Murdoch was an Irish-born British author and philosopher who won the Man Booker prize in 1978 for her famous novel, The Sea, The Sea. The book is written in the form of a journal, kept by Charles Arrowby, an actor turned director who has retired to a secluded abandoned house by the edges of the sea. At the heart of the novel is Arrowby’s obsession with his first love, Mary Hartley Fitch, whom he has not seen since they were adolescents. He becomes possessed by her once again, and attempts to persuade her to elope with him, although she is married and has a son with her husband. Arrowby’s memoir evolves into a compelling record of the odd events and of the unexpected visitors that unsettle his world. The novel explores theories of misplaced, misguided love while revealing a complex story of a remarkable exploration of life.
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- Bookseller
- Bazaar of Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- A212
- Title
- The Sea, The Sea
- Author
- Murdoch, Iris
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover, blue cloth and illustrated cover with white title on spine, in a navy blue, board slipcase
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Folio Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2009
- Pages
- 489
- Weight
- 2.54 lbs
- Keywords
- Fiction, Iris Murdoch, Booker Prize, 1978, 20th century writers
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
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