The Flight from the Enchanter
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| Author | Iris Murdoch |
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| Cover artist | Edward Bawden |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Chatto & Windus |
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Publication date
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1956 |
The Flight from the Enchanter is a novel written by Iris Murdoch and published in 1956.
Plot summary
it is a tale of a group of youngsters caught by the spell of the Polish double-barrelled lead character Mischa Fox - the enchanter. They select him to be their god. But he has an alter ego, the fearsome Calvin Blick who complicates things. Rosa Keepe is torn between the two alter egos, and between common sense and dangerous enchantment. The adventurous Annette drops out of school to learn from real life, but gets in over her head, and Peter can't stop obsessing about an ancient script.[1]
Principal Characters
- Mischa Fox
- Rosa Keepe
- Hunter Keepe (Rosa's brother)
- Annette Cockeyne
- Peter Saward
- John Rainborough
- Calvin Blick (Mischa's right-hand man)
References
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