Iris Murdoch was an acclaimed novelist and groundbreaking
philosopher whose life reflected her unconventional beliefs and
values. But what has been missing from biographical accounts has
been Murdoch's own voice--her life in her own words. Living on
Paper--the first major collection of Murdoch's most compelling and
interesting personal letters--gives, for the first time, a rounded
self-portrait of one of the twentieth century's greatest writers
and thinkers. With more than 760 letters, fewer than forty of which
have been published before, the book provides a unique chronicle of
Murdoch's life from her days as a schoolgirl to her last years. The
result is the most important book about Murdoch in more than a
decade. The letters show a great mind at work--struggling with
philosophical problems, trying to bring a difficult novel together,
exploring spirituality, and responding pointedly to world events.
They also reveal her personal life, the subject of much
speculation, in all its complexity, especially in letters to lovers
or close friends, such as the writers Brigid Brophy, Elias Canetti,
and Raymond Queneau, philosophers Michael Oakeshott and Philippa
Foot, and mathematician Georg Kreisel. We witness Murdoch's
emotional hunger, her tendency to live on the edge of what was
socially acceptable, and her irreverence and sharp sense of humor.
We also learn how her private life fed into the plots and
characters of her novels, despite her claims that they were not
drawn from reality. Direct and intimate, these letters bring us
closer than ever before to Iris Murdoch as a person, making for an
extraordinary reading experience.
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