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The Black Prince (Penguin Classics) by Iris Murdoch; Martha C. Nussbaum is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Iris Murdoch’s 15th novel is part thriller, part-love story: a book that explores the intricacies and inconsistencies of human relationships. “The most self-revelatory... of all her dark comedies” (The Guardian)Bradley Pearson, narrator and hero, is an elderly writer with a ‘block’. Adding and contributing to his torment are a host of predatory friends and relations - his melancholic sister, his ex-wife and her delinquent brother, and a younger, deplorably successful writer, Arnold Baffin. Not to mention Baffin’s restless wife and disturbingly engaging daughter. Bradley attempts to escape. His failure to do so, and its aftermath, lead to a violent climax and a most unexpected conclusion."The book is so great, I almost feel it has magic powers. It’s tragic, comic, mysterious, thought-provoking and so much more than the sum of its parts. It manages to be both a great detective story and a great love story at the same time. It’s the only book I’ve ever read that feels as if it encapsulates all of life and the human experience." - Sophie Hannan, The New York TimesIris Murdoch made her writing debut with Under the Net in 1954. She wrote 26 novels and several books of philosophy that

Who reads The Black Prince (Penguin Classics)?

Author

Iris Murdoch; Martha C. Nussbaum

Publisher

Penguin Publishing Group

Published

2003

Language

EN

ISBN

9781101495254

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, True Crime, Crime

Rating

4.2 / 5 (410 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14