IRIS MURDOCH

The sea: turbulent and leaden, transparent and opaque, magician and mother... When Charles Arrowby, over sixty, a demi god of the theatre- director, playwright and actor - retires from his glittering London world in order to `abjure magic and become a hermit', it is to the sea that he turns. He hopes at least to escape from `the woman' - but une...

The decline of religion and ever increasing influence of science pose acute ethical issues for us all. Can we reject the literal truth of the Gospels yet still retain a Christian morality? Can we defend any 'moral values' against the constant encroachments of technology? Indeed, are we in danger of losing most of the qualities which make us trul...

New York. 1999. Book of the Month Club. 4º menor. 1 h- 248 p- XVIII p- 366 p- 2 h- 502 p- 1 h. Rústica editorial . Firma anterior poseedor. Impecable. Idiomas - Inglés, Idiomas - Inglés, . . .