Under the Net
of Iris Murdoch
Description
Jake Donaghue, garrulous artist, meets Hugo Belfounder, silent philosopher.Jake, hack writer and sponger, now penniless flat-hunter, seeks out an old girlfriend, Anna Quentin, and her glamorous actress sister, Sadie. He resumes acquaintance with formidable Hugo, whose ‘philosophy’ he once presumptuously dared to interpret. These meetings involve Jake and his eccentric servant-companion, Finn, in a series of adventures that include the kidnapping of a film-star dog, and a political riot in a film-set of ancient Rome. Jake, fascinated, longs to learn Hugo’s secret. Perhaps Hugo’s secret is Hugo himself? Admonished, enlightened, Jake hopes at last to become a real writer.
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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 252 pages
- Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
- Publication Date October 27th 1982
- First Publication 11/05/54
- Language English
- ISBN 9780140014457
- Edition Not informed
- Category Fiction
- Scenario ['London, England', 'Paris (France)']
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