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Bruno's Dream

By Iris Murdoch
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Bruno, facing death and obsessed with spiders, lies at the heart of a complex web of relationships and passions. His estranged son Miles, the widowed son-in-law Danby, the maid Adelaide, the eerie nurse Nigel, and the devoted twin Will all navigate love and forgiveness amid intertwining lives. The story culminates with the flooding Thames, leaving every character transformed before Bruno's passing.
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Bruno, dying, obsessed with spiders and preoccupied with death and reconciliation, lies at the center of an intricate spider's web of relationships and passions: Bruno's estranged and grieving son Miles; Danby, Bruno's widowed son-in-law, consoling himself with the Adelaide the maid, one of Murdoch's finest comic creations;

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Bruno's Dream centres around Bruno, who is dying, obsessed with spiders, and preoccupied with death and reconciliation. At the heart of an intricate spider's web of relationships and passions, Bruno's life intertwines with those around him.

Bruno's estranged and grieving son, Miles, and Danby, Bruno's widowed son-in-law, find themselves drawn into the mix. Danby consoles himself with Adelaide, the maid, who is regarded as one of Murdoch's finest comic creations. Meanwhile, Nigel the nurse and his besotted twin, Will, who is known for fighting duels, add to the colourful cast of characters.

The narrative reaches its climax with the flooding of the Thames, leaving all involved changed by love and forgiveness before Bruno's death.

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The Times praises Murdoch's work, stating she is "incapable of writing without fascinating and beautiful colour."

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780099285373

Publisher: Vintage Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 February 2001

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Vintage Classics

Contributors:

  • Introduction by Robert Irwin
  • Introduction by Robert Irwin

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 214g

Pages: 304

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About the Author

Iris Murdoch was born in Dublin in 1919. She read Classics at Somerville College, Oxford, and after working in the Treasury and abroad, was awarded a research studentship in Philosophy at Newnham College, Cambridge. In 1948 she returned to Oxford as fellow and tutor at St Anne's College and later taught at the Royal College of Art. Until her death in 1999, she lived in Oxford with her husband, the academic and critic, John Bayley. She was made a Dame of the British Empire in 1987 and in the 1997 PEN Awards received the Gold Pen for Distinguished Service to Literature.

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