{"product_id":"the-philosophers-pupil-iris-murdoch-1st-edition","title":"The Philosopher's Pupil, Iris Murdoch — 1st Edition","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-e5039d4d-7fff-6337-cdf4-aef84b6f1887\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFine:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThe book is close to As New. It remains bright and attractive, but could show minor imperfections to the boards and\/or dust jacket (if present). Its pages are typically clean and unmarked.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDescription \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"412\" data-start=\"0\"\u003eFirst Edition. Chatto \u0026amp; Windus (The Hogarth Press), 1983. First editions from the author’s longtime London publisher are increasingly collected as \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eIris Murdoch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e’s reputation as a major 20th-century novelist continues to strengthen. With the inclusion of the original dust jacket, this is a desirable issue for collectors of modern literary first editions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"412\" data-start=\"0\"\u003eSet in an English spa town simmering with rumor and rivalry, the novel follows a troubled young man who rekindles a destructive attachment to his former philosophy teacher. As obsession, envy, and moral confusion ripple through the community, Murdoch constructs a darkly comic and penetrating study of manipulation, desire, and the uneasy boundaries between intellect and emotion.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53149075013971,"sku":"3178 EV","price":24.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_abd99a5f-2cdc-4363-9ad8-044246c43e47.jpg?v=1772730313","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/the-philosophers-pupil-iris-murdoch-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}