The Saint and Artist
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The Saint and Artist by Peter J Conradi
Published to coincide with his major new biography of Iris Murdoch, Peter Conradis acclaimed critical appreciation of her work is reissued in a fully revised and updated new edition, with a foreword by John Bayley.‘Brilliant’ New York Times Book Review
‘This excellent and distinguished book had considerable influence on my own thinking.’ Malcolm Bradbury
‘In my view, the best work on her novels and thought now in print. Conradi reads her novels both wisely and attentively, and ranges widely round them; his study of her Platonism is both just and rigorous.’ A.S. Byatt
‘A valuable study. Conradi has a lively, curious, energetic mind and his enthusiasm for his subject is warming.’ Studies in the Novel
Peter Conradi is an Honorary Research Fellow at University College London. His previous publications include studies of the work of John Fowles, Dostoevsky and Angus Wilson. He edited Iris Murdoch’s Existentialists and Mystics: Writings on Literature and Philosophy (1997).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780007120192 |
| ISBN 10 | 0007120192 |
| Title | The Saint and Artist |
| Author | Peter J Conradi |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2001-10-01 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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