Something Special
Author: Iris Murdoch
Something Special was previously unpublished except in a 1950s anthology and in Japan, and rediscovered after her death. It is the only short story that Iris Murdoch ever wrote for publication.Set in Dublin, against the vividly recognisable backdrop of the writer’s native city in the late fifties, Something Special is the story of Yvonne, an ordinary, bold young Irish woma….Read More
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