Elegy for Iris
By: John Bayley.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 275
Subjects: Murdoch, Iris -- Marriage.; Bayley, John, 1925- -- Marriage.; University of Oxford -- Biography.; Novelists, English -- 20th century -- Biography.; Philosophers -- Great Britain -- Biography.; College teachers -- Great Britain -- Biography.; Married people -- Great Britain -- Biography.; Alzheimer's disease -- Patients -- Biography.; Critics -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Description: A tribute to author Iris Murdoch, now stricken with Alzheimer's disease, written by her husband of over forty years, in which he discusses their passionate love relationship and traces the progression of her affliction.