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Murdoch, Dame Iris
     
Murdoch, Dame Iris
(1919-99) a British writer born in Ireland. She wrote intelligent, humorous, and often complicated novels which include The Sea, The Sea and The Book and the Brotherhood. She also wrote books about philosophy.
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