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Bruno's Dream
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Ideal for readers who appreciate intricate character studies and reflective, emotional storytelling in general fiction.
Bruno's Dream
Bruno, dying, obsessed with spiders and preoccupied with death and reconciliation, lies at the center of an intricate spider's web of relationships and passions: Bruno's estranged and grieving son Miles; Danby, Bruno's widowed son-in-law, consoling himself with the Adelaide the maid, one of Murdoch's finest comic creations;
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Bruno's Dream centres around Bruno, who is dying, obsessed with spiders, and preoccupied with death and reconciliation. At the heart of an intricate spider's web of relationships and passions, Bruno's life intertwines with those around him.
Bruno's estranged and grieving son, Miles, and Danby, Bruno's widowed son-in-law, find themselves drawn into the mix. Danby consoles himself with Adelaide, the maid, who is regarded as one of Murdoch's finest comic creations. Meanwhile, Nigel the nurse and his besotted twin, Will, who is known for fighting duels, add to the colourful cast of characters.
The narrative reaches its climax with the flooding of the Thames, leaving all involved changed by love and forgiveness before Bruno's death.
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The Times praises Murdoch's work, stating she is "incapable of writing without fascinating and beautiful colour."
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ISBN: 9780099285373
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 February 2001
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Vintage Classics
Contributors:
- Introduction by Robert Irwin
- Introduction by Robert Irwin
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 18.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 214g
Pages: 304
About the Author
Iris Murdoch was born in Dublin in 1919. She read Classics at Somerville College, Oxford, and after working in the Treasury and abroad, was awarded a research studentship in Philosophy at Newnham College, Cambridge. In 1948 she returned to Oxford as fellow and tutor at St Anne's College and later taught at the Royal College of Art. Until her death in 1999, she lived in Oxford with her husband, the academic and critic, John Bayley. She was made a Dame of the British Empire in 1987 and in the 1997 PEN Awards received the Gold Pen for Distinguished Service to Literature.
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