The black prince.
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Published
New York : Viking Press, [1973].
Physical Desc
xviii, 366 pages ; 22 cm
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Bandon Public Library - Adult/General - Fiction | MURDOCH, IRIS Black | Available |
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Published
New York : Viking Press, [1973].
Format
Book
Language
English
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Description
Bradley Pearson, an unsuccessful novelist in his late fifties, has finally left his dull office job as an Inspector of Taxes. Bradley hopes to retire to the country, but predatory friends and relations dash his hopes of a peaceful retirement. He is tormented by his melancholic sister, who has decided to come live with him; his ex-wife, who has infuriating hopes of redeeming the past; her delinquent brother, who wants money and emotional confrontations; and Bradley's friend and rival, Arnold Baffin, a younger, deplorably more successful author of commercial fiction. The ever-mounting action includes marital cross-purposes, seduction, suicide, abduction, romantic idylls, murder, and due process of law. Bradley tries to escape from it all but fails, leading to a violent climax and a coda that casts shifting perspectives on all that has preceded.
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Awards
James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction, 1973.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Murdoch, I. (1973). The black prince . Viking Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Murdoch, Iris. 1973. The Black Prince. Viking Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Murdoch, Iris. The Black Prince Viking Press, 1973.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Murdoch, Iris. The Black Prince Viking Press, 1973.
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