Henry and Cato

by Iris Murdoch

Overview

This is the story of two prodigal sons. Henry returns from a self-imposed exile in America to an unforeseen inheritance of wealth and land in England and to his mother. His friend Cato is struggling with two passions, one for a God who may or may not exist, the other for a petty criminal who may or may not be capable of salvation. Cato's father and sister Colette wait anxiously to welcome Cato back to sanity.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781453200926
Publisher:	Open Road Media
Publication date:	07/20/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	340
Lexile:	880L (what's this?)
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Iris Murdoch (1919–1999) is the author of twenty-six novels, including Under the Net, The Black Prince, and The Sea, The Sea, as well as several plays and a volume of poetry. Murdoch taught philosophy at Oxford before leaving to write fulltime, winning such literary awards as the Booker Prize and the PEN Gold Pen for Distinguished Service to Literature.

 

Editorial Reviews

"Literally spectacular. . . . Engaging and striking.” —The New York Times

Praise for Iris Murdoch
“Murdoch was the rare kind of great, buoyant, confident writer who could drive the whole machine. She was as in touch with animal instincts as intellectual ones.” —Dwight Garner, The New York Times

“One of the most significant novelists of her generation.” —The Guardian

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