Under the Net

Iris Murdoch \(Deceased\)

Published by Penguin Publishing Group, 1960

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London: Penguin Publishing Group, 1977 ,VINTAGE PAPERBACK.CREASES TO SPINE AND COVER -FOXING DUE TO AGE.MARK ON FRONT PAGE-WILL COMBINE BOOKS TO SAVE POSTAGE Iris Murdoch's debut???a comic novel about work and love, wealth and fameJake Donaghue, garrulous artist, meets Hugo Bellfounder, silent philosopherJake, hack writer and sponger, now penniless flat-hunter, seeks out an old girlfriend, Anna Quentin, and her glamorous actress sister, Sadie He resumes acquaintance with the formidable Hugo, whose philosophyhe once presumptuously dared to interpret These meetings involve Jake and his eccentric servant-companion, Finn, in a series of adventures that include the kidnapping of a film-star dog and a political riot on a film set of ancient Rome Jake, fascinated, longs to learn Hugos secret Perhaps Hugos secret is Hugo himself? Admonished, enlightened, Jake hopes at last to become a real writer.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Under the Net
• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Publication Date: 1960
• Language: English
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Fair
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