The Philosopher's Pupil

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The Philosopher's Pupil is a philosophical novel by Iris Murdoch that explores morality, love, and power dynamics within a small English town centered around a charismatic but troubling former teacher.

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instanceOf novel
author Iris Murdoch NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
explores abuse of power
charismatic authority
conflicts between reason and passion
ethical responsibility
genre literary fiction
philosophical fiction
psychological novel
hasCentralRelationship philosopher and former pupil
hasCharacter Emma NERFINISHED
Hattie Meynell NERFINISHED
Stella McCaffrey NERFINISHED
Tom McCaffrey NERFINISHED
hasForm prose
hasMainCharacter George McCaffrey NERFINISHED
John Robert Rozanov NERFINISHED
hasMotif fire
vision and blindness
water
hasPhilosophicalInfluence Platonism NERFINISHED
existentialism
moral philosophy
hasStructure multi-character ensemble narrative
hasTone darkly comic
serious
language English
literaryForm long novel
literaryMovement postwar British literature
narrativePerspective third-person narration
partOf Iris Murdoch bibliography
publisher Chatto & Windus NERFINISHED
setting Ennistone NERFINISHED
settingCountry England
theme guilt
love
morality
power dynamics
redemption
spiritual crisis
teacher–student relationships
timePeriodOfSetting 20th century
writtenBy Iris Murdoch NERFINISHED

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Iris Murdoch notableWork The Philosopher's Pupil