Never Mind about the Bourgeoisie The Correspondence Between Iris Murdoch and Brian Medlin 1976-1995 |
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Author:
| Dooley, Gillian Nerlich, Graham |
ISBN: | 978-1-4438-5544-0 |
Publication Date: | Apr 2014 |
Publisher: | Cambridge Scholars Publishing
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $84.95 |
Book Description:
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a remarkable collection of the letters exchanged by Medlin and Murdoch over a period of nearly 20 years, from 1976 to 1995. - Charles Gent, InDaily, Wednesday 02 April, 2014. I began reading these letters without any strong interest in Medlin; I wanted to rediscover my delight in Murdoch's writing, and was confident I would find much to illuminate my memories. [...] I finished the book feeling sad but privileged, and grateful that the editors had done such a diligent job (there is a...
More Descriptiona remarkable collection of the letters exchanged by Medlin and Murdoch over a period of nearly 20 years, from 1976 to 1995. - Charles Gent, InDaily, Wednesday 02 April, 2014. I began reading these letters without any strong interest in Medlin; I wanted to rediscover my delight in Murdoch's writing, and was confident I would find much to illuminate my memories. [...] I finished the book feeling sad but privileged, and grateful that the editors had done such a diligent job (there is a helpful introduction, and for the first time the full text of a review that Murdoch wrote of Medlin's monograph Human Nature, Human Survival [1992] published in a shorter form in The Age in 1993.) 'Australia needs you to tell about her,' Murdoch wrote to her friend; and she was right. We do. - Jane Sullivan, Australian Book Review (May 2014)