Elegy for Iris
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Elegy for Iris is a 1999 memoir by John Bayley, about his marriage to fellow author Iris Murdoch
, who suffered from Alzheimer's disease
in her last years. Bayley also wrote two more books about his life with Murdoch, Iris and Her Friends and Widower's Houses.
In 2001, the film Iris was based on Bayley's book. Part of the movie and the book on the life
of Iris Murdoch both dealt with her very liberal view of marriage in which she felt it was acceptable for her to engage in adultery. Her husband, John Bayley, knew about
her acts of infidelity, especially with one lover in particular. He tolerated it throughout their marriage.
Iris Murdoch
Dame Iris Murdoch DBE was an Irish-born British author and philosopher, best known for her novels about political and social questions of good and evil, sexual relationships, morality, and the power of the unconscious...
, who suffered from Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's disease also known in medical literature as Alzheimer disease is the most common form of dementia. There is no cure for the disease, which worsens as it progresses, and eventually leads to death...
in her last years. Bayley also wrote two more books about his life with Murdoch, Iris and Her Friends and Widower's Houses.
In 2001, the film Iris was based on Bayley's book. Part of the movie and the book on the life
of Iris Murdoch both dealt with her very liberal view of marriage in which she felt it was acceptable for her to engage in adultery. Her husband, John Bayley, knew about
her acts of infidelity, especially with one lover in particular. He tolerated it throughout their marriage.