Henry and Cato

Henry and Cato is a novel by Iris Murdoch, published in 1976. It explores the friendship between an art historian and a Roman Catholic convert who becomes a priest. Murdoch was an Irish-born British novelist and philosopher known for her psychological novels that often blend philosophical and comic elements with intricate plots and realistic observations of 20th-century middle-class life. Her works frequently delve into themes of morality, sex, religion, and the complex interplay of human relationships, often suggesting that individuals are influenced by unconscious forces and societal pressures rather than pure rational control.12