The False God Punishes: An Iris Murdoch Book Club
Washington D.C., DC, USA
Next meeting: Saturday, June 13 2026 at 11:30pm - EDT
1 member
About The False God Punishes: An Iris Murdoch Book Club
Every other month, one member will have a turn to pick a book of any genre and with wide latitude of choice to complement or contrast with the Murdoch book of the month before. This club is an experiment to engage deeply with the complex ideas of one author over time.
The chronological reading list is as follows:
Under the Net (1954)
The Flight from the Enchanter (1956)
The Sandcastle (1957)
The Bell (1958)
A Severed Head (1961)
An Unofficial Rose (1962)
The Unicorn (1963)
The Italian Girl (1964)
The Red and the Green (1965)
The Time of the Angels (1966)
The Nice and the Good (1968)
Bruno's Dream (1969)
A Fairly Honourable Defeat (1970)
An Accidental Man (1971)
The Black Prince (1973)
The Sacred and Profane Love Machine (1974)
A Word Child (1975)
Henry and Cato (1976)
The Sea, the Sea (1978)
Nuns and Soldiers (1980)
The Philosopher's Pupil (1983)
The Good Apprentice (1985)
The Book and the Brotherhood (1987)
The Message to the Planet (1989)
The Green Knight (1993)
Jackson's Dilemma (1995)