Something Special by Iris Murdoch

Something Special by Iris Murdoch

Something Special was previously unpublished except in a 1950s anthology and in Japan, and rediscovered after her death. It is the only short story that Iris Murdoch ever wrote for publication.Set in Dublin, against the vividly recognisable backdrop of the writer's native city in the late fifties, Something Special is the story of Yvonne, an ordinary, bold young Irish woman who believes there's more to life than marriage to Sam, the respectable young man who's courting her. Written with verve and characteristic sly humour, it moves to a surprising climax and conclusion - a poignant, strangely haunting story about the incompatibility of dreams and desires.

Iris Murdoch is among the most gifted descriptive and narrative writers in English - and certainly one of the most entertaining* New York Review of Books *
A power of intellect quite exceptional in a novelist. * Sunday Times *
She is incapable of writing without fascinating and beautiful colour. * The Times *
A delight for Murdoch enthusiasts. * The Guardian *

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.

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ISBN 13	9780099422655
ISBN 10	0099422654
Title	Something Special
Author	Iris Murdoch
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Vintage Publishing
Year published	2001-09-06
Number of pages	80
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