A Writer at War: Letters and Diaries of Iris Murdoch 1939-45
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
A Writer at War: Letters and Diaries of Iris Murdoch 1939-45
By (Author) Peter Conradi
By (author) Peter J. Conradi
Octopus Publishing Group
Short Books Ltd
18th March 2010
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Diaries, letters and journals
Second World War
Modern warfare
823.914
Physical Properties
Hardback
256
Width 162mm, Height 236mm, Spine 28mm
520g
Description
Iris Murdoch: A Writer at War is a fascinating private memoir of one of the great women writers and thinkers of the 20th century and a remarkable historical document of life behind the scenes during the Second World War.
Author Bio
Peter J Conradi is an author and journalist, known as the official biographer of Iris Murdoch, whose essays and letters he also collected and edited, in separate volumes. He is the author of many books including: A Dictionary of Interesting and Important Dogs (2019), Family Business: A Memoir (2019), and A Very English Hero: The Making of Frank Thompson (2012). He has written or reviewed for the TLS, New Statesman, FT, Spectator, Independent and The Guardian. Conradi has co-edited since 2007 the Transactions of the Radnorshire Society and is a Trustee of the Bleddfa Centre for the Creative Spirit.
