{"product_id":"an-accidental-man-9780099433569","title":"An Accidental Man","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIris Murdoch\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIris Murdoch is incapable of writing without fascinating and beautiful colour * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eIris Murdoch was one of the best and most influential writers of the twentieth century -- Peter Conradi * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eA distinguished novelist of a rare kind -- Kingsley Amis\u003cbr\u003eBehind her books one feels a power of intellect quite exceptional in a novelist * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eIris Murdoch really knows how to write, can tell a story, delineate a character, catch an atmosphere with deadly accuracy -- John Betjemen","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49083350384983,"sku":"9780099433569","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780099433569.jpg?v=1725548635","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/an-accidental-man-9780099433569","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}