The Nice and the Good
by:
Iris Murdoch (author)
A novel originally published in 1968, revolving around a happily married couple and telling of a violent death, blackmail, suspected espionage, Black Arts, stress and terror, over which love conquers all.
A novel originally published in 1968, revolving around a happily married couple and telling of a violent death, blackmail, suspected espionage, Black Arts, stress and terror, over which love conquers all.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780140030341 (0140030344)
Publish date: December 14th 1978
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 368
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Novels,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Romance,
Literary Fiction,
Mystery,
Contemporary,
Modern,
English Literature
This might officially be my last Iris Murdoch novel. As with Fitzgerald's short stories, there was a time when I loved Murdoch's novels but the last couple of times I've read her books, I didn't enjoy them much at all ... Granted, the messed up relationship games in A Severed Head did nothing to ...
I picked up this book because Iris Murdoch has a few titles on THE 1001 LIST and I've never read anything by her. The book was light and fun, a little bit of mystery combined with humor and social farce. The book centers around an odd group of characters who are loosely related through work and so...
I just don't know what it is with Iris Murdoch novels. I simply can't tell them apart. And I can't explain why. She's smart. She writes well. I like her, and I've read most of her books. I've got a good memory, and I can usually do this kind of thing. For example, I generally find it quite easy to s...
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