The Sandcastle (novel)

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The Sandcastle
Cover to a recent edition
Author Iris Murdoch
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)