Iris Murdoch, A Writer at War
Author | : Peter J. Conradi |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 2011-04-23 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199831944 |
ISBN-13 | : 0199831947 |
Rating | : 4/5 (947 Downloads) |
Download or read book Iris Murdoch, A Writer at War written by Peter J. Conradi and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011-04-23 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These never before published writings comprise Iris Murdoch's passionate wartime correspondence with two early intimates: the poet Frank Thompson, brother of the historian E.P. Thompson, who was killed in 1944, and David Hicks, with whom she had a dramatic affair, engagement, and breakup. It also includes the journal that Murdoch kept as a touring actress during August of 1939. The selection sheds new light on a brilliant young mind ("sharp and polished as a sword" as Frances Wilson describes it), while painting a vivid picture of life during the Second World War.