Iris Murdoch
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Iris Murdoch had a long and distinguished dual career as a major twentieth-century English novelist and an influential moral philosopher. She was born on 15th July 1919 in Dublin and christened Jean Iris Murdoch. Her father was Wills John Hughes Murdoch who came from sheep-…

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Citation: White, Frances Clare Patricia. "Dame Iris Murdoch". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 18 November 2006 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=3262, accessed 22 November 2024.]

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