The Sea, The Sea

Iris Murdoch

The Sea, The Sea
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Vintage
Country
United Kingdom
Published
3 September 1999
Pages
528
ISBN
9780099284093

The Sea, The Sea

Iris Murdoch

The Booker Prize-winning masterpiece from one of the twentieth century’s most important and entertaining writers.

Iris Murdoch’s extraordinary exploration of human nature shines with intricate detail.

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JOHN BURNSIDE

When Charles Arrowby retires from his glittering career in the London theatre, he buys a remote house on the rocks by the sea. He hopes to escape from his tumultuous love affairs but unexpectedly bumps into his childhood sweetheart and sets his heart on destroying her marriage. His equilibrium is further disturbed when his friends all decide to come and keep him company and Charles finds his seaside idyll severely threatened by his obsessions.

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