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The Black Prince

Iris Murdoch

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#266 of 8,085 books · #60 in Crime & Thriller

Won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize (1973). Also shortlisted or longlisted for 1 other award.

"The Black Prince" is both a remarkable thriller and a story about being in love. Bradley Pearson, narrator and hero, is an elderly writer with a 'block'. Finding himself surrounded by predatory friends and relations -- his ex-wife, her delinquent brother, a younger, deplorably successful writer, Arnold Baffin, Baffin's restless wife and engaging daughter -- Bradley attempts to escape. His failure to do so and its aftermath lead to a violent climax and a most unexpected conclusion.

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Publisher
Chatto & Windus
ISBN-13
9780701128319
Topics
Love and obsessionArtistic ambition and creativityFamily and betrayal

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