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Iris Murdoch, a Writer at War: Letters and Diaries, 1939-1945 by Iris Murdoch, Peter J. Conradi
4.0
An intriguing introduction to Iris Murdoch's inner life. She seems an extraordinary person and I was quite impressed by how well-read she was. The letters are peppered with snippets from different languages.
The first part covers her experience as part of an amateur theatre troupe in the lead-up to WW2, the second - her letters to Frank Thompson who I hadn't heard of before. An interesting man who became a resistance hero in Bulgaria. The book concludes with her correspondence to David Hicks. Her work also brings her to Brussels and Austria and there is some interesting insight into the places she frequented and people she met. She was in love with both men and speaks candidly about her other relationships and affairs about trying to write and being very critical of her writing. She was a person with the strength of will and a curiosity about life and people before her time. I am eager to start reading her work.
The first part covers her experience as part of an amateur theatre troupe in the lead-up to WW2, the second - her letters to Frank Thompson who I hadn't heard of before. An interesting man who became a resistance hero in Bulgaria. The book concludes with her correspondence to David Hicks. Her work also brings her to Brussels and Austria and there is some interesting insight into the places she frequented and people she met. She was in love with both men and speaks candidly about her other relationships and affairs about trying to write and being very critical of her writing. She was a person with the strength of will and a curiosity about life and people before her time. I am eager to start reading her work.