Iris Murdoch was an Irish-born British author and philosopher, best known for her novels about sexual relationships, morality, and the power of the unconscious. Her first published novel, Under the Net, was selected in 2001 by the editorial board of the American Modern Library as one of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. In 1987, she was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire.(Source.)
Iris Murdoch
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Irish-born British writer and philosopher (1919–1999)
| Born | 15 July 1919 |
| Died | 8 February 1999 |
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Iris Murdoch
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Irish-born British writer and philosopher (1919–1999)
| Born | 15 July 1919 |
| Died | 8 February 1999 |
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Fiction, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, general, Fiction in English, England, fiction, Literature, Man-woman relationships, Women authors, Classic Literature, English fiction, New York Times reviewed, Interpersonal relations, Correspondence, English Women novelists, Murdoch, iris, 1919-1999, Philosophers, Philosophy, Authors, english, Death, Existentialism, Families, Fiction, psychological, Friendship, History, Man-woman relationships, fictionPlaces
England, Great Britain, London (England), London, Cambridge, Dublin (Ireland), Gloucestershire (England), Greece, Ireland, Japan, New York, Southern France, United StatesPeople
Iris Murdoch, Plato, Brian Medlin (1927-), Hilda Foster, Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980), Reynolds Stone, Reynolds Stone (1909-1979), Rupert Foster, SocratesID Numbers
- OLID: OL135196A
- GoodReads: 7287
- ISNI: 0000000115071934
- Integrated Authority File (GND): 118585835
- IMDb: nm0613755
- Library of Congress Names: n80013587
- MusicBrainz: f4958f9e-2ec7-41a9-b6d7-db6f2d4ef22f
- SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): CFIV023576
- VIAF: 89499452
- Wikidata: Q217495
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q217495
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- Jean Iris Murdoch
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