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Message To The Planet - Hardcover

Murdoch, Iris

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Synopsis

For years, Alfred Ludens has pursued mathematician and philosopher Marcus Vallar in the belief that he possesses a profound metaphysical formula, a missing link of great significance to mankind. Luden's friends are more sceptical. Gildas herne, ex-preist, thinks he is evil. Can human thinking discover the foundations of human consciousness?

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From the Publisher

Iris Murdoch's 24th novel, a San Francisco Chronicle bestseller, explores the meaning of life in a story of love and betrayal, faith and doubt.

"Murdoch works with an intellectual daring most writers only dream of." - The Philadelphia Inquirer

About the Author

The late Iris Murdoch was an author of universal acclaim. Her novels tackled everyday ethical and moral concerns, exploring the function of myth in making sense of one's life. She won the Booker prize in 1978 for The Sea, The sea. In addition to books, she was also a playwright, her most successful play being "Servants and the Snow." Most recently, her husband wrote and participated in the film dedicated to her life and works.

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