Iris Murdoch – The Good Apprentice – First Edition 1985
£25.00
A first edition, first printing of The Good Apprentice by Iris Murdoch, published by Chatto and Windus, London in 1985. A near fine book free from internal inscriptions, with some browning to the text block. In a fine unclipped wrapper. Jacket design by Tom Phillips.
The Good Apprentice by Iris Murdoch is a novel about guilt, redemption and the struggle for goodness. Edward Baltram, devastated after accidentally causing a friend’s death, seeks meaning and atonement. His journey leads him to his estranged father and a commune of supposed wisdom, while his half-brother, Stuart, appears saintly but faces his own moral dilemmas. Murdoch explores the nature of virtue, human weakness and the complexities of forgiveness in this deeply philosophical and emotionally rich novel.
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A first edition, first printing of The Good Apprentice by Iris Murdoch, published by Chatto and Windus, London in 1985. A near fine book free from internal inscriptions, with some browning to the text block. In a fine unclipped wrapper. Jacket design by Tom Phillips.
The Good Apprentice by Iris Murdoch is a novel about guilt, redemption and the struggle for goodness. Edward Baltram, devastated after accidentally causing a friend’s death, seeks meaning and atonement. His journey leads him to his estranged father and a commune of supposed wisdom, while his half-brother, Stuart, appears saintly but faces his own moral dilemmas. Murdoch explores the nature of virtue, human weakness and the complexities of forgiveness in this deeply philosophical and emotionally rich novel.
