The Green Knight

Full of suspense, humor, and symbolism, this magnificently crafted and magical novel replays biblical and medieval themes in contemporary London. An attempt by the sharp, feral, and uncommonly intelligent Lucas Graffe to murder his sensual and charismatic half-brother Clement is interrupted by a stranger--whom Lucas strikes and leaves for dead. When the stranger mysteriously reappears, with specific demands for reparation, the Graffes' circle of idiosyncratic family and friends is disrupted--for the demands are bizarre, intrusive, and ultimately fatal.

Author: Iris Murdoch
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 01/01/1995
Pages: 480
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.84lbs
Size: 7.81h x 5.08w x 1.13d
ISBN: 9780140243376

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 11/28/1994

About the Author
Iris Murdoch (1919-1999) was born in Dublin and brought up in London. She studied philosophy at Cambridge and was a philosophy fellow at St. Anne's College for 20 years. She published her first novel in 1954 and was instantly recognized as a major talent. She went on to publish more than 26 novels, as well as works of philosophy, plays, and poetry.