Iris Murdoch
/ˌaɪrɪs ˈmɜːdɒk/
/ˌaɪrɪs ˈmɜːrdɑːk/
- (1919-99) a British writer and philosopher, born in Dublin. Her clever novels explore complicated human and sexual relationships among 20th-century middle-class people, often with great humour. Among the best known are The Sandcastle (1957), A Severed Head (1961) and The Sea, The Sea (1978), which won the Booker Prize. Iris Murdoch suffered from Alzheimer's disease and the film Iris (2001) was based on a book about her last years written by her husband, John Bayley. She was made a dame in 1987.
艾里斯·默多克（Iris Murdoch）：（1919-99）英国作家和哲学家，出生于都柏林。她的精巧小说探索了20世纪中产阶级之间复杂的人际关系和性关系，而且常常带有幽默感。其中最著名的有《沙堡》（1957年），《断头》（1961年）和《大海，大海》（1978年），该书获得了布克奖。艾里斯·默多克（Iris Murdoch）患有阿尔茨海默氏病，而电影《艾里斯（Iris）（2001）》则改编自丈夫约翰·贝利（John Bayley）所写的关于她最后几年的书。她在1987年当上了贵妇。