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Something Special was previously unpublished except in a 1950s anthology and in Japan, and rediscovered after her death.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.
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"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)
"A power of intellect quite exceptional in a novelist." (Sunday Times)
"She is incapable of writing without fascinating and beautiful colour." (The Times)
"A delight for Murdoch enthusiasts." (The Guardian)
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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)
"A delight for Murdoch enthusiasts." (The Guardian)
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- PublisherVintage Classics
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 0099422654
- ISBN 13 9780099422655
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages80
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Book Description Condition: New. Michael McCurdy (illustrator). Yvonne believes there's more to life than marriage to Sam, the young man who's courting her. But when she tries to have fun, she gets caught up in a fracas in a bar. Sam's idea of "something special" meanwhile is to take her to St Stephen's Green later that night to show her a ghostly tree! Illustrator(s): McCurdy, Michael. Num Pages: 80 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 7. Weight in Grams: 56. 2001. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # 9780099422655
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Book Description Condition: New. Michael McCurdy (illustrator). Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. Yvonne believes there s more to life than marriage to Sam, the young man who s courting her. But when she tries to have fun, she gets caught up in a fracas in a bar. Sam s idea of something special meanwhile is to take her to St Stephen s Green later that. Seller Inventory # 594350184
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