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Quiz: Iris Murdoch

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Iris Murdoch

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  • Tipi Jan 2, 2011 @ 3:00 am | delete
    Just so you know, I was trying to change that new to knew and lost at that too!
  • Tipi Jan 2, 2011 @ 2:58 am | delete
    Well, I new Dublin, 1995 and 1999...you taught me all the rest....uncle!!!
  • Tipi Jan 2, 2011 @ 2:58 am | delete
    Well, I new Dublin, 1995 and 1999...you taught me all the rest....uncle!!!
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Answer Summary

1. Iris Murdoch was born in Dublin, Ireland on July 15, 1919.

2. Iris Murdoch studied both in Oxford and Cambridge.

3. Under the Net was Iris Murdoch's first published novel. It was published in 1954 and is considered by many to be one of the best novels of the 20th century. It's the story of a young writer and his extended love triangle. It incorporates Murdoch's many philosophical ideas.

4. Iris Murdoch met John Bayley in 1956 in Oxford.

5. Iris Murdoch won the Booker Prize in 1978, for The Sea, The Sea. A very long story with strong themes of love, jealousy and inner monsters.

6. The main character in Iris Murdoch's novel The Green Night is Peter Mir.

7. Iris Murdoch was given the title of Dame Commander in 1987.

8. In 1995, she started developing the telltale times of Alzheimer's which were at first perceived to be writers block. You can learn more about Alzheimer's at the Alzheimer's Association.

9. Jackson's Dilemma was Iris Murdoch's last published novel. It was published in 1995 and is a psychological thriller about of a guy dumped at the altar.

10. Iris Murdoch died on February 8, 1999.

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