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As macabre as a Jacobean tragedy, as frivolous as a Restoration comedy, Iris Murdoch's fifth novel takes sombre themes - adultery, incest, castration, violence and suicide - and yet succeeds in making of them a book that is brilliantly enjoyable.
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The Severed Head, Iris Murdoch
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- Released
- 1964
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- Title
- The Severed Head
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Iris Murdoch
- Publisher
- Pemguin Books
- Released
- 1964
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Themes, Classics, 20th century, British Literature, English Literature, Infidelity, Marital Crisis, English Humor, Married Couples, Satirical Novels
- First published
- 1961
- Original title
- A Severed Head
- Rating
- 3.75 out of 5
- Description
- As macabre as a Jacobean tragedy, as frivolous as a Restoration comedy, Iris Murdoch's fifth novel takes sombre themes - adultery, incest, castration, violence and suicide - and yet succeeds in making of them a book that is brilliantly enjoyable.