Which of the following novels by Iris Murdoch tells the story of an ageing theatre celebrity who…
Charles Arrowby, the retired theatre figure in The Sea, the Sea, withdraws to a coastal house and writes the self-narrating record described. The Sandcastle, Under the Net…
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Which of the following novels by Iris Murdoch tells the story of an ageing theatre celebrity who withdraws into a life of seclusion and writes a diary/journal/novel?
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Charles Arrowby, the retired theatre figure in The Sea, the Sea, withdraws to a coastal house and writes the self-narrating record described. The Sandcastle, Under the Net and Flight from the Enchanter are other Murdoch novels with different central narratives.
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