© Relógio D'Ãgua Editores, 2011
Iris Murdoch's first novel is set in a part of London where struggling writers rub shoulders with successful bookies, and film starlets with frantic philosophers. Its hero, Jake Donaghue, is a drifting, clever, likeable young man, who makes a living out of translation work and sponging off his friends. He is is captivated by a majestic philosopher, Hugo Belfounder, whose profound reflections prompt the title - under the net of language. However, a meeting with Anna, an old flame in love with Hugo, leads him into a series of fantastic adventures.
Vintage 1954
Translated into: Portuguese
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