Something Special
Author(s): Iris Murdoch
Something Special was previously unpublished except in a 1950s anthology and in Japan, and rediscovered after her death. It is the only short story that Iris Murdoch ever wrote for publication. Set in Dublin, against the vividly recognisable backdrop of the writer's native city in the late fifties, Something Special is the story of Yvonne, an ordinary, bold young Irish woman who believes there's more to life than marriage to Sam, the respectable young man who's courting her. Written with verve and characteristic sly humour, it moves to a surprising climax and conclusion - a poignant, strangely haunting story about the incompatibility of dreams and desires.
General Information
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- : Random House
- : Vintage
- : 0.085
- : 01 September 2001
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Other Specifications
- : Iris Murdoch
- : Paperback
- : Michael McCurdy
- : English
- : 823.914
- : 80
More About The Product
'A delight for Murdoch enthusiasts' Guardian 20010730
"Iris Murdoch is among the most gifted descriptive and narrative writers in English - and certainly one of the most entertaining." -"New York Review of Books
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"A power of intellect quite exceptional in a novelist." -"Sunday Times"
"She is incapable of writing without fascinating and beautiful colour." -"The Times"
Iris Murdoch was born in Dublin in 1919 of Anglo-Irish parents. She went to Badminton School, Bristol, and read classics at Somerville College, Oxford. In 1948 she returned to Oxford where she became a fellow of St Anne's college. Awarded the CBE in 1976, Iris Murdoch was made a DBE in the 1987 New Year's Honours List. She died in February 1999.
