Iris Murdoch — Nuns and Soldiers

London, Chatto and Windus, 1981. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this novel by Irish author, Iris Murdoch. This novel deals with the themes of honor and innocence, greed and generosity, love and death. It is set in both London and the south of France and revolves around Gurtrude Openshaw and Anne Cavidge. Iris Murdoch was a British novelist and philosopher, born in Ireland. Primarily her novels focus on themes of morality, spirituality and sexuality. A prominent philosopher, she is now increasingly accredited for her work in the field of philosophy, most notably her work on the reinterpretation of Aristotle and Plato, as well as her discussions of moral philosophy. In her lifetime Murdoch wrote 26 novels, as well of a series of short stories and several philosophical papers. In the original cloth binding. With the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, excellent with minor shelfwear. Small crease to the centre of the spine. Dustwrapper is also in an excellent condition. Minor shelfwear to the extremities and the occasional handling mark. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Near Fine.