Product Description

Stuart Cuno has decided to become good. Not believing in God, he invents his own methods, which include celibacy, chastity and the abandonment of a promising academic career. Interfering friends and relations question his sincerity, his sanity and his motives. Stuart's step-brother Edward Baltram is tormented by guilt because he has, he believes, killed his best friend. He dreams sometimes of redemption, sometimes of suicide. Funny, compelling and extremely moving, "The Good Apprentice" is about guilt ridden despair, and the difficult problem of how to try to be good - and the various magical devices which console those who are sensible enough not to try.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #677542 in Books
• Published on: 2000-11-30
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 576 pages

Customer Reviews

An excellent read
This is my first Iris Murdoch and I loved it. I thought she may be too erudite for me, but this was not the case. From the start the story was absorbing. She has excellent dialogue and characterisation, and is not at all pretentious. I would recommend The Good Apprentice .