{"product_id":"a-severed-head-paperback-1","title":"A Severed Head - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIris Murdoch\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA novel about the frightfulness and ruthlessness of being in love, from the author of the Booker Prize-winning novel \u003ci\u003eThe Sea, The Sea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMartin Lynch-Gibson believes he can possess both a beautiful wife and a delightful lover. But when his wife, Antonia, suddenly leaves him for her psychoanalyst, Martin is plunged into an intensive emotional reeducation. He attempts to behave beautifully and sensibly. Then he meets a woman whose demonic splendor at first repels him and later arouses a consuming and monstrous passion. As his Medusa informs him, \"this is nothing to do with happiness.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Severed Head\u003c\/i\u003e was adapted for a successful stage production in 1963 and was later made into a film starring Claire Bloom, Lee Remick, Richard Attenborough, and Ian Holm.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDame Iris Murdoch \u003c\/b\u003e(1919-1999) was one of the most acclaimed British writers of the twentieth century. Very prolific, she wrote twenty-six novels, four books of philosophy, five plays, a volume of poetry, a libretto, and numerous essays before developing Alzheimer's disease in the mid-1990s. Her novels have won many prizes: the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for \u003ci\u003eThe Black Prince\u003c\/i\u003e, the Whitbread Literary Award for Fiction for \u003ci\u003eThe Sacred and Profane Love Machine\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Booker Prize for \u003ci\u003eThe Sea, the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e. She herself was also the recipient of many esteemed awards: Dame of the Order of the British Empire, the Royal Society of Literature's Companion of Literature award, and the National Arts Club's Medal of Honor for Literature. In 2008 she was named one of the London \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e's 50 greatest British writers since 1945.\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.76 x 5.07 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 18, 1976\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52915148194099,"sku":"9780140020038","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/7SrmXZKmDB9780140020038.webp?v=1781216668","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/a-severed-head-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}