Iris Murdoch

- Born: July 15, 1919 http://www.aesthetics-online.org/memoria...
- Birth place: Dublin, Ireland http://www.aesthetics-online.org/memoria...
- Genre(s): Fiction, philosophy http://www.aesthetics-online.org/memoria...
- Awards: Booker Prize, James Tait Black Memorial Prize, Whitbread Literary Award for Fiction http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iris_Murdoc...
- Alma mater: Somerville College, Oxford and Newnham College, Cambridge http://www.aesthetics-online.org/memoria...
- Debut: Under the Net http://www.aesthetics-online.org/memoria...

Iris Murdoch was an Irish-born British writer and philosopher. In addition to her philosophical works, Murdoch published several novels which explored morality and sexuality. In 1995 Murdoch was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. She died, aged 79, in 1999.
Some of her more well-known books are The Black Prince and The Sea, the Sea. She was portrayed by Kate Winslet and Judi Dench in the film, Iris.
Career
- 1948: Murdoch starts as a fellow at St. Anne's College, Oxford, where she taught philosophy until 1963.
- In 1954, she published her first novel, Under the Net
- 1987: Murdoch was made a Dame of the British Empire
- 1995: She begins to suffer from Alzheimer's disease
- 1999: Iris Murdoch dies
Books
- 1954: Under the Net
- 1973: The Black Prince
- 1977: The Fire and the Sun: Why Plato Banished the Artists
- 1978: The Sea, the Sea
- 1995: Jacksons Dilemma

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- Speaking of the garden
  
  --Iris Murdoch All comments must be approved by the blog author. Please do not resubmit comments if they do not immediately appear. ... (November 20, 2009)
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  There's an Iris Murdoch quote: “Between saying and doing, many a pair of shoes is worn out. I have to constantly replace shoes to compensate for the ... (November 04, 2009)
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- Guardian first book award
  
  I became aware of the disease when I read John Bayley's memoir of Iris Murdoch. It took root in my mind, and then years later I decided I wanted to write ... (October 30, 2009)
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- Fundraising in memory of Iris
  
  By Andrew Ffrench » A MEMORIAL concert will raise funds for the Oxford Alzheimer's home where novelist Iris Murdoch died 10 years ago. ... (November 05, 2009)
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Iris Murdoch Blogs
- Heaven-Ali's Journal - A Word Child - Iris Murdoch
  
  This is definitely my favourite of the Iris Murdoch book that I have so far read for the Murdoch a month challenge. The characters are fascinating complex beings, the story so finely plotted and yet it is a very readable Mu... (November 22, 2009)
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- #34 The Sea, The Sea (1978) – Iris MURDOCH « A Novel Approach
  
  from → Murdoch Iris. 4 Responses leave one →. 2009 November 14. whisperinggums permalink. Hi Matt. I really enjoyed this book when I read it and so thought I'd dig up some comments I made in another forum (way before I was blogging) ... (November 12, 2009)
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- Iris Murdoch – The Sandcastle « Incurable Logophilia
  
  I love Iris Murdoch, but never thought to compare her to Gordimer. That's interesting… Try The Bell, which is an early one, and The Book and the Brotherhood, which may be her best (but I've not read them all. Yet ;) ) ... (November 02, 2009)
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- Iris Murdoch: The Italian Girl
  
  Murdoch's The Sea, The Sea is one of my favourite novels. I've read a few more of her books, and the characters are all equally strange, but ultimately compelling. The Sea has the bonus of telling a gripping story, as well as dealin... (November 20, 2009)
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