The Red and the Green
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The Red and the Green is a novel by Iris Murdoch, published in 1965. It is an Irish-themed story set during the week leading up to the 1916 Easter Rising.1
Iris Murdoch was an Irish-born British novelist and philosopher known for her psychological novels. Her works often feature philosophical and comic elements, convoluted plots, and realistic observations of 20th-century life among middle-class professionals. She typically developed her entire story, including conversations, in her mind before beginning to write. Murdoch also wrote plays, verse, and works of philosophy and literary criticism.21
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