Nuns And Soldiers

Informationen zum Autor Iris Murdoch was born in Dublin in 1919. She read Classics at Somerville College, Oxford, and after working in the Treasury and abroad, was awarded a research studentship in Philosophy at Newnham College, Cambridge. In 1948 she returned to Oxford as fellow and tutor at St Anne's College and later taught at the Royal College of Art. Until her death in 1999, she lived in Oxford with her husband, the academic and critic, John Bayley. She was made a Dame of the British Empire in 1987 and in the 1997 PEN Awards received the Gold Pen for Distinguished Service to Literature. Klappentext First published in 1980. Zusammenfassung Gertrude has lost her husband and Anne, an ex-nun, her God. They plan to live together and do good works. The 'Count', a Polish man in exile watches over Gertrude with loving patience. Tim, a failed painter, plans with his punk girlfriend to live off his rich friends. Who will judge whom in this intricate pattern of love and deceit?

Product details

• Authors: Iris Murdoch
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 05.07.2001
• EAN: 9780099285359
• ISBN: 978-0-09-928535-9
• No. of pages: 544
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 34 mm
• Series: Vintage Classics; Vintage Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; London, Greater London, France, FICTION / Friendship, FICTION / Romance / Later in Life, Narrative theme: Love and relationships