A Fairly Honourable Defeat
A Fairly Honourable Defeat by Iris Murdoch, published by Vintage in 2001, is a literary work that delves into the complexities of human relationships and the impact of one man’s presence on a group of interconnected lives. This edition spans 438 pages and is presented in English. The narrative centers around Julius King, whose enigmatic nature provokes a range of emotions and reactions from those around him, including Hilda, Rupert, Morgan, Tallis, Simon, and Axel.
Readers will find a rich exploration of psychological themes as the characters navigate their feelings of obsession, jealousy, and ruin in relation to Julius. The story unfolds in a setting that reflects both England and Ireland, capturing the essence of 20th-century life. This edition, with an introduction by Garth Greenwell, invites readers to engage with Murdoch’s intricate storytelling and her ability to weave together the lives of her characters in a thought-provoking manner.
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Everyone is thinking about Julius King.
For comfortable, long-married Hilda and Rupert, he is a mystery. For Morgan, Hilda’s tormented sister, he is an obsession. For Morgan’s abandoned husband, Tallis, he is the source of ruin. For Simon and Axel, deeply in love, he stirs up jealousy and unease. What is Julius thinking about? He’s thinking about Hilda, Rupert, Morgan, Tallis, Simon and Axel, and they will not all survive his malevolent attention.
‘The most important novelist writing in my time’ A. S. Byatt
‘Murdoch’s art was expansive, non-autobiographical and insistently inventive’
Daily Telegraph
‘Above all, she was a consummate story-teller, prodigiously inventive and generous’
Independent
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY GARTH GREENWELL
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