Under the Net
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Iris Murdoch's debut-a comic novel about work and love, wealth and fame
Jake Donaghue, garrulous artist, meets Hugo Bellfounder, silent philosopher.
Jake, hack writer and sponger, now penniless flat-hunter, seeks out an old girlfriend, Anna Quentin, and her glamorous actress sister, Sadie. He resumes acquaintance with the formidable Hugo, whose…
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Kicked out of his lodging, losing his way in life and work, Jake Donaghue, a struggling young writer, appeals to old friends for practical and moral support. A brilliant philosopher tells him: "All theorizing is flight. We must be ruled by the situation itself.” (This was my introduction to Existentialism!) On a visit to his beloved Paris, Jake begins to find his way, starts a new book, and finds a new lover.
A grown-up Holden Caulfield, Jake set me an example of someone who breaks free of habit and constraint and finds his own way. So I went to Paris…
From Adam's list on books that helped me to grow up.
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