El príncipe negro

As she did in The sea, the sea, Iris Murdoch creates in this novel one of the most persuasive and seductive male voices in 20th century literature. In this case, it is Bradley Pearson, an elderly writer suffering from a creative block. Surrounded by a web of diverse and curious characters -his ineffable brother, his ex-wife and a young and woefully successful writer named Arnold Baffin- Pearson tries to find a desperate way out of his distressing situation, while the most absurd complexities are revealed. of romantic relationships.