Bøger af Peter J. Conradi

Iris: A Life of Iris Murdoch is already regarded as the standard, authorized biography of one of the most important female novelists and thinkers of the twentieth century. Three years after her death, Iris Murdoch has begun to fascinate a whole new generation of readers, and a movie about her life was released in early 2002. In this critically acclaimed biography, Peter Conradi assesses the intellectual and cultural legacy of a remarkable woman "at the center of our culture" (A. S. Byatt). Published in hardcover as Iris Murdoch: A Life. "Conradi's infectious fascination with Murdoch and stirring insights into her work make this a superb cornerstone biography. (Booklist starred review) "A marvel of sympathy and intelligence."-Washington Post "Murdoch herself comes alive in all her contradictions."-Commonweal "A groundbreaking volume to which future biographers of Murdoch will be deeply indebted."-Choice

A Dictionary of Interesting and Important Dogs is a wonderful and witty homage to man's most faithful friend.

A collection of thoughts and reflections on how to face the enormity of death from the world's greatest writers, poets and thinkers, from Seneca to Tolstoy.

The extraordinary follow-up to the international bestseller The King's Speech

Published to coincide with his major new biography of Iris Murdoch, Peter Conradi's acclaimed critical appreciation of her work is reissued in a fully revised and updated new edition, with a foreword by John Bayley.

The author of "Iris Murdoch: A Life" looks back on the complexities of his family relations and the situation of his family attempting to integrate as European Jews in Britain, as well as his later friendship with Murdoch.

A full and revealing biography of one of the century's greatest English writers and an icon to a generation.