The Sandcastle (novel)
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The Sandcastle | |
Author | Iris Murdoch |
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Country | Eire |
Language | English |
Genre(s) | Novel |
Publisher | Chatto and Windus |
Publication date | December 1957 |
Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
Pages | 320 pp (hardback edition) |
ISBN | ISBN 0-7011-0979-3 (hardback edition) |
The Sandcastle is a novel by Iris Murdoch, published in 1957. It is the story of a middle-aged schoolmaster (Mor) with political ambitions who meets a young painter (Rain), come to paint the Headmaster's (Demoyte) portrait.
[edit] Characters in "The Sandcastle"
- Bill Mor
- Nan Mor (Mor's wife)
- Felicity Mor (Mor's daughter)
- Donald Mor (Mor's son)
- Rain Carter
- Demoyte (former Headmaster)