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Jackson's Dilemma

By Iris Murdoch

Book information

Publisher
Penguin
Year
2002
ISBN
1931056919, 9781931056915, 9781101174128
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
349 kB (357740 bytes)
Edition
Unabridged
Pages
\0
Topic
Literature Prose
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40
Библиотека;Зарубежная литература;На английском язы

Description

Iris Murdoch's 26th novel is a romp as well as an homage to that master of convoluted comedy, Shakespeare. She has adopted a syncopated slightly mocking tone, and many scenes have a distinctly theatrical air. She has also achieved a disarming sense of timelessness, due in part to the fact that her eccentric characters, a close-knit circle of friends, are extremely well-off and spend their days and nights dashing between their country estates and their London houses. The tale begins on the eve of a wedding. Edward is to marry the lovely Marian. Benet, his rather fussy friend and neighbor, is in charge of the proceedings. Marian's note leaves everyone in a tizzy. Who is Jackson? Where is Marian? The darkness of mystery mingles with the lightness of comedy for something completely different.

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