Novelist Iris Murdoch Dies at 79; Books Mix Romance, Philosophy From: The Washington Post | Date: February 9, 1999| Author: Martin Weil | Copyright 1999 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

Iris Murdoch, 79, a prolific master of the modern British novel whose intricately structured and enthusiastically received works embodied the concepts and conflicts of philosophy and psychology, died Feb. 8 in Oxford, England.

No cause of death was announced, but Dame Iris had suffered for years from Alzheimer's disease, a condition she once believed to be writer's block, it was said.

With her at the time of her death was her husband of more than 40 years, John Bayley, a wire ser...

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