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 had 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.
（1919-99）英国作家和哲学家，出生于都柏林。她的小说巧妙地探讨了 20 世纪中产阶级复杂的人际关系和性关系，而且常常充满幽默感。其中最著名的是《沙堡》（1957年）、《被砍下的头颅》（1961年）和获得布克奖的《大海，大海》（1978年）。艾丽丝·默多克 (Iris Murdoch) 患有阿尔茨海默氏症，电影《艾丽丝》(Iris) (2001) 是根据她丈夫约翰·贝利 (John Bayley) 写的一本关于她晚年的书改编的。 1987年，她被封为爵士夫人。