Description
A first edition, first printing of The Book and the Brotherhood by Iris Murdoch, published by Chatto and Windus, London in 1987. A near fine book free from internal inscriptions, slight bumping to the spine tips and mild toning to the text block. In a near fine unclipped wrapper with chipping to the foot of the spine and lower knuckle of the front flap fold. Jacket illustration by Tom Phillips.
The Book and the Brotherhood by Iris Murdoch is a novel about a group of Oxford friends who once funded their charismatic peer, David Crimond, to write a political book. Years later, as their lives diverge—marked by love, betrayal, and disillusionment—Crimond reappears, challenging their ideals. The novel explores themes of loyalty, intellectual integrity and the cost of ideological commitment. Murdoch weaves a rich narrative of personal and philosophical struggles, blending romance with deep existential questions.
