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Iris Murdoch
AuthorBooks · Second hand1919-1999
Dame Jean Iris Murdoch was an Irish and British novelist and philosopher. Murdoch is best known for her novels about good and evil, sexual relationships, morality, and the power of the unconscious. Her first published novel, Under the Net (1954), was selected in 1998 as one of Modern Library's 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. Her 1978 novel The Sea, The Sea won the Booker Prize. In 1987, she was made a Dame by Queen Elizabeth II for services to literature. In 2008, The Times ranked Murdoch twelfth on a list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945".
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Birth
1919
Death
1999
First book
1953
Years writing
46
Iris Murdoch was born in Dublin and enjoyed a prolific career as a novelist, philosopher, and poet.
Her debut novel, Under the Net, was named one of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century.
Her writing masterfully explores the complexities of sexual relationships, morality, and the unconscious.
In 1987, she was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire for her literary contributions.
With over 150 works to her name, she remains a central figure in British literature.