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Howling at the Gates 3.05- Upon the Wine Dark Sea

Published on : 10 December, 20129 December, 2012 Published by : Rob Vollmar

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On this day, July 15, in 1919, Iris Murdoch was born in Dublin, Ireland. Author of 26 novels, as well as books on philosophy, plays, poetry collections and even short stories, she was known for her complex structures and deeply layered characters, who often were caught up in complex and shifting moral dilemmas (also reflected in her philosophical writings). Awarded the Booker prize in 1978 (for The Sea, the Sea) and made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1987, in 1997 she was awarded the Golden PEN Award for “a Lifetime’s Distinguished Service to Literature.” She was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 1997 and died in 1999 at age 79.

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