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Also Known As | Dame Iris Murdoch • Jean Iris Murdoch • Mrs. John O. Bayley |
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Born | July 15, 1919 • Dublin • Ireland |
Died | February 8, 1999 (aged 79) • Oxford • England |
Awards And Honors | Booker Prize (1978) • Costa Book Awards (1974) |
Notable Works | “A Severed Head” • “The Green Knight” • “Henry and Cato” • “Jackson’s Dilemma” • “The Bell” • “The Black Prince” • “The Book and the Brotherhood” • “The Flight from the Enchanter” • “The Good Apprentice” • “The Message to the Planet” • “The Nice and the Good” • “The Philosopher’s Pupil” • “The Red and the Green” • “The Sea, The Sea” • “Under the Net” |
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