The Black Prince

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY CANDIA MCWILLIAMThe Black Prince is both a remarkable thriller and a story about being in love.Bradley Pearson, narrator and hero, is an elderly writer with a 'block'. Finding himself surrounded by predatory friends and relations - his ex-wife, her delinquent brother, a younger, deplorably successful writer, Arnold Baffin, Baffin's restless wife and engaging daughter - Bradley attempts to escape. His failure to do so and its aftermath lead to a violent climax and a most unexpected conclusion.

Product details

• Authors: Iris Murdoch
• Assisted by: Candia McWilliam (Introduction), McWilliam Candia (Introduction)
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 05.09.2013
• EAN: 9780099589259
• ISBN: 978-0-09-958925-9
• No. of pages: 432
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 27 mm
• Series: Vintage Classic Iris Murdoch Series; Vintage Classic Iris Murdoch Series
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Thrillers / General, Thriller / suspense fiction, Thriller / suspense, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary