Description
In the shadowed rooms of a London house, an elderly man named Bruno—grotesquely altered by illness—faces the slow approach of death while those around him circle with love, resentment, and unspoken histories. As Bruno’s mind drifts through memory, guilt, and the stubborn tyranny of the past, a web of relationships among his family and caretakers comes into sharper focus, revealing how tenderness and cruelty can share the same breath. With her characteristic blend of psychological acuity and moral inquiry, Iris Murdoch turns a quiet domestic setting into a stage for questions of responsibility, forgiveness, and the stories we tell ourselves to survive. Part meditation and part human drama, this novel invites readers to consider how dreams—both literal and imagined—can illuminate what life has tried to bury.
Available Editions
paperback
Penguin Random House
Published Jan 1, 2011
304 pages
ISBN: 9781407019819
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First Published
1969
Language
eng
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