The Black Prince (Paperback)

Bradley Pearson, an unsuccessful novelist in his late fifties, has finally left his dull office job as an Inspector of Taxes. Bradley hopes to retire to the country, but predatory friends and relations dash his hopes of a peaceful retirement. He is tormented by his melancholic sister, who has decided to come live with him; his ex-wife, who has infuriating hopes of redeeming the past; her delinquent brother, who wants money and emotional confrontations; and Bradley's friend and rival, Arnold Baffin, a younger, deplorably more successful author of commercial fiction. The ever-mounting action includes marital cross-purposes, seduction, suicide, abduction, romantic idylls, murder, and due process of law. Bradley tries to escape from it all but fails, leading to a violent climax and a coda that casts shifting perspectives on all that has preceded.

General

Imprint:	Penguin Classics
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2003
First published:	March 2003
Authors:	Iris Murdoch
Introduction by:	Martha C. Nussbaum
Dimensions:	201 x 130 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	407
ISBN-13:	978-0-14-218011-2
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction
LSN:	0-14-218011-4
Barcode:	9780142180112

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!