The Sea, the Sea; A Severed Head: Introduction by Sarah

The Sea, the Sea; A Severed Head: Introduction by Sarah Churchwell (Everyman's Library Contemporary Classics Series)

These two major novelsâ€”by one of the most influential British writers of the twentieth centuryâ€”are ferociously dark comedies that combine playfulness with profundity.

A Severed HeadÂ (1961) is one of Iris Murdochâ€™s most entertaining works, tracing the turbulent emotional journey of Martin Lynch-Gibbon, a smug, prosperous London wine merchant and unfaithful husband, whose life is turned inside out when his wife leaves him for her psychoanalyst. The story takes bedroom farce to a new level of sophistication, with scenes that are both wickedly funny and emblematic of the way momentous moral issues play out in everyday life.Â Â

The Booker Prizeâ€“winning The Sea, the SeaÂ (1978) is set on the edge of Englandâ€™s North Sea, where egotistical Charles Arrowby, a big name in Londonâ€™s glittering theatrical world, has retreated into seclusion to write his memoirs. Arrowbyâ€™s plans begin to unravel when he encounters his long-lost first love and finds himself increasingly besieged by his own fantasies, delusions, and obsessions.
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Both novels are tragicomic masterpieces that brilliantly dramatize how much our lives are governed by the lies we tell ourselves and by the all-consuming need for love, meaning, and redemption.

Introduction by Sarah Churchwell
Country USA
Brand Everyman's Library
Manufacturer Everyman's Library
Binding Hardcover
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2016-04-05
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781101907665

Country	USA
Brand	Everyman's Library
Manufacturer	Everyman's Library
Binding	Hardcover
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	2016-04-05
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781101907665

The Sea, the Sea; A Severed Head: Introduction by Sarah Churchwell (Everyman's Library Contemporary Classics Series)

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