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The Black Prince

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The Black Prince

Yazan: Iris Murdoch, Sophie Hannah
Seslendiren: Anthony Howell
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Vintage Classics Murdoch: Funny, subversive, fearless and fiercely intelligent, Iris Murdoch was one of the great writers of the 20th century. To celebrate her centenary, Vintage Classics presents special editions of her greatest and most timeless novels.

Every artist is an unhappy lover. And unhappy lovers want to tell their story.

Ex-tax collector and author of two unpopular novels, Bradley Pearson wishes to devote his retirement to writing a masterpiece. But the doorbell and the phone keep ringing and every ring brings with it an ex-wife, a friend in need, a sister in trouble or a young woman seeking a teacher and so dusty, selfish Bradley is plunged into the muddles and mysteries which will end in his doom.

Winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize 1973.

©1973 Iris Murdoch (P)2020 Penguin Audio Classics Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Thriller & Suspense Kurgu Komik
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It seems the way we read, and the way fiction is written, have changed a lot since 1973. Perhaps back then we were more tolerant of a self-centred middle-aged man droning on and on about his obsessions, but it makes for tedious listening now. This is not to belittle the liveliness of the characters' exchanges or the cleverness of the plotting. The author knows what she's doing, but for me certainly, what she's doing is dated and irritating in the extreme. The ponderous literary style, characteristic of the protagonist, is nonetheless so pompous and elaborated that I laughed out loud sometimes - when I wasn't telling him get on with it, we've got the point. Who refers to birds as 'feathered songsters', for heaven's sake? Dame Iris's philosophical alter ego is also much in evidence, and we are treated to long disquisitions on art and love which, while emphasising the self-reflexivity of the novel, also contribute to the protagonist 's verbosity and (pace this is an audio book) love of the sound of his own voice. I understand that the treatment of women as perpetually crying with gaping wet mouths while pink flesh puckers through holes in their tights is a POV thing, revealing the protagonist's misogyny and distaste for the physicality of femininity. This is what I mean by reading having changed since the book's publication - as a contemporary reader I found these descriptions offensive, and I hated that two of the main women characters wail about losing their individuality to their husbands and seem to have absolutely nothing else to do. A third is a wealthy schemer and the fourth a middle aged man's fantasy of a nubile young lover. Yes, yes, I know that's how they're supposed to come across, but pleasurable? Not to me. And just when you get to the end and think you can breathe a sigh of relief, there are FOUR postscripts and then one more for good measure. Honestly, I think this novel could be retired!

To be or not to be, ad infinitum.

Bir sorun oluştu. Lütfen birkaç dakika sonra tekrar deneyin.
I loved the characters, the unexpected turn of events and the frankness with which the characters expresses themselves. Utterly brilliant!

Brilliant and unexpected twists to this amazing story

Bir sorun oluştu. Lütfen birkaç dakika sonra tekrar deneyin.
I’m not a fan of Iris Murdoch’s worldview but I love her style and her characters.
She takes me back to an era where people turned up on doorsteps,wrote letters and talked on landlines.
She has such an insight into getting older.Her characterisation of women is far from misogynistic.She sympathetically draws a picture of despair and limited choices during an era where women did not have the independence they have today.
However,independence and choices do not nullify the fact that everyone gets older and lonelier and she captures that brilliantly.
As in The Sea,the sea the pace of the story makes you laugh at times with delight at the twist it suddenly takes or the surprise at who is standing on the doorstep.
Well worth listening to.

Twists and turns

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This book is like a time capsule from early 1970's middle-class literally life which is interesting. It's structure is unusual (to me at least) and contains a really complex dislikable central character who has difficulty and sometimes hard to believe relationships with everyone in this life, particularly females. I found it very tough to get through to times as its hard to root or empathise with any characters. My conclusion is that Murdoch is a bit too highbrow for me, its clever but too close to smug and pretentious in the same way Martin Amis can be. Just tell us a good story...

Brilliant narration btw

Challenging, fascinating and disturbing

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i loved hearing it its a Pagen turner while also poetic and analysing art

Story in Story the truth is not clear but probably

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