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Elegy for Iris

by John Bayley

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ISBN13: 9780312253820
ISBN10: 0312253826
Condition: Standard
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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

With remarkable tenderness, John Bayley recreates his passionate love affair with Iris Murdoch--world-renowned writer and philosopher, and his wife of forty-two years--and poignantly describes the dimming of her brilliance due to Alzheimer's disease. Elegy for Iris is a story about the ephemeral beauty of youth and the sobering reality of what it means to grow old, but its ultimate power is that Bayley discovers great hope and joy in his celebration of Iris's life and their love. In its grasp of life's frailty and its portrayal of one of the great literary romances of this century, Elegy for Iris is a mesmerizing work of art that will be read for generations.

Review:

"I was transfixed by his poetic rendering of their 40-year love afair...a book of wisdom skillfully crafted and modestly shared near the end of two writers' lives." (Canadian Medical Association)

Synopsis:

A melodious, hugely affecting tribute to the late Dame Iris Murdoch, one of the greatest writers of her time, written by her devoted husband of 42 years.
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About the Author

John Bayley is an eminent literary critic who taught at Oxford for more than 30 years, and was chairman of the Booker Prize Committee. Iris Murdoch died in February of 1999.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780312253820
Author:
Bayley, John
Publisher:
Picador
Location:
New York
Subject:
Literary
Subject:
Biography
Subject:
Women
Subject:
Specific Groups - Special Needs
Subject:
Philosophers
Subject:
Authors, English
Subject:
Married people
Subject:
College teachers
Subject:
Alzheimer's disease
Subject:
Women philosophers
Subject:
Critics
Subject:
Women novelists, English
Subject:
Murdoch, iris, 1919-1999
Edition Description:
1st Picador USA paperback ed.
Series Volume:
6
Publication Date:
19991120
Binding:
TP
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
288
Dimensions:
6.99x5.35x.82 in. .57 lbs.
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