Iris Murdoch
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| - | '''Dame Jean Iris Murdoch''' (15 July 1919 – 8 February 1999) was [[British novelist]] and [[philosopher]]. Murdoch is best known for her novels about [[good and evil]], [[sexual relationships]], [[morality]], and the [[unconscious mind|power of the unconscious]]. Her first published novel, ''[[Under the Net]]'' (1954), was selected in 1998 as one of [[Modern Library 100 Best Novels|Modern Library's 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century]]. Her 1978 novel ''[[The Sea, the Sea]]'' won the [[Booker Prize]]. In 1987, she was made a [[Dame]] by Queen [[Elizabeth II]] for services to literature. In 2008, ''[[The Times]]'' ranked Murdoch twelfth on a list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945". | + | '''Dame Jean Iris Murdoch''' (15 July 1919 – 8 February 1999) was [[British novelist]] and [[philosopher]]. Murdoch is best known for her novels about [[good and evil]], [[sexual relationships]], [[morality]], and the [[unconscious mind|power of the unconscious]]. Her first published novel, ''[[Under the Net]]'' (1954), was selected in 1998 as one of [[Modern Library 100 Best Novels|Modern Library's 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century]]. Her 1978 novel ''[[The Sea, the Sea]]'' won the [[Booker Prize]]. |
| Her other books include ''[[The Bell (novel)|The Bell]]'' (1958), ''[[A Severed Head]]'' (1961), ''[[The Red and the Green]]'' (1965), ''[[The Nice and the Good]]'' (1968), ''[[The Black Prince (novel)|The Black Prince]]'' (1973), ''[[Henry and Cato]]'' (1976), ''[[The Philosopher's Pupil]]'' (1983), ''[[The Good Apprentice]]'' (1985), ''[[The Book and the Brotherhood]]'' (1987), ''[[The Message to the Planet]]'' (1989), and ''[[The Green Knight (novel)|The Green Knight]]'' (1993). | Her other books include ''[[The Bell (novel)|The Bell]]'' (1958), ''[[A Severed Head]]'' (1961), ''[[The Red and the Green]]'' (1965), ''[[The Nice and the Good]]'' (1968), ''[[The Black Prince (novel)|The Black Prince]]'' (1973), ''[[Henry and Cato]]'' (1976), ''[[The Philosopher's Pupil]]'' (1983), ''[[The Good Apprentice]]'' (1985), ''[[The Book and the Brotherhood]]'' (1987), ''[[The Message to the Planet]]'' (1989), and ''[[The Green Knight (novel)|The Green Knight]]'' (1993). | ||
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Dame Jean Iris Murdoch (15 July 1919 – 8 February 1999) was British novelist and philosopher. Murdoch is best known for her novels about good and evil, sexual relationships, morality, and the power of the unconscious. Her first published novel, Under the Net (1954), was selected in 1998 as one of Modern Library's 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. Her 1978 novel The Sea, the Sea won the Booker Prize.
Her other books include The Bell (1958), A Severed Head (1961), The Red and the Green (1965), The Nice and the Good (1968), The Black Prince (1973), Henry and Cato (1976), The Philosopher's Pupil (1983), The Good Apprentice (1985), The Book and the Brotherhood (1987), The Message to the Planet (1989), and The Green Knight (1993).
