Jim Murdoch
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born
May 04, 1959
gender
male
place of birth
Glasgow, The United Kingdom
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Literature & Fiction
influences
Samuel Beckett, Philip Larkin, Keith Waterhouse, Douglas Adams, Franz Kafka
member since
August 2007
about this author
I was born in Glasgow in 1959 and although throughout my life I have lived in most parts of Scotland I have found myself continually drawn back to the "friendly city" where I now live quietly on the outskirts with my wife.
My writing career began at school and I continue to write and publish poetry to this day. During the nineties I experienced a length period of writer's block - it lasted two years - then one day I sat down and started writing. Twenty-one pages left I had the bare bones of a novel, Living with the Truth.
Since then I've started to broaden my horizons completing two plays and a decent body of short stories. I am currently struggling with my fifth novel and it's winning.
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Living with the Truth by Jim Murdoch (Goodreads author) avg rating 3.79 — 14 ratings — published 2008 |
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Stranger Than Fiction by Jim Murdoch (Goodreads author) avg rating 5.00 — 3 ratings — published 2009 |
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Living with the Truth (Literature & Fiction)
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A novel about a old bookseller who finds himself forced to spend two days with the personification of truth.
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Balancing on the Edge of the World (Salt Modern Fiction) by Elizabeth Baines (Goodreads author) |
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recommended for: Anyone who doesn't need to be read by the nose through a story
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"If you're interested in traditional stories with beginnings, middles and endings with plots and clearly-defined characters then this may not be the book for you. If you subscribe to the slice-of-life school of storytelling and you believe that a stor...more
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98 Reasons For Being (Paperback) by Clare Dudman |
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recommended for: Anyone interested in the history of psychotherapy read in September, 2009
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"The book has an interesting structure, 31 chapters – each opening with an historical document – that detail the admission and treatment of a young Jewish woman, Hannah Meyer (a fictitious character) by Dr Heinrich Hoffmann (an historical figure) ...more
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The Last Day of a Condemned Man (Oneworld Classics) by Victor Hugo |
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recommended for: Anyone studying French history read in August, 2009
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"The book is presented as an account, a journal, written in the first person by a young, condemned man. In all his writing he never suggests for a moment that he is innocent or that there has been a miscarriage of justice. No. And I think it's importa...more
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Fists (Paperback) by Pietro Grossi |
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recommended for: Anyone who appreciates stories about male bonding read in August, 2009
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"Each of the three stories involves two males. In 'Boxing' it is two very different young fighters, in 'Horses' it is two very different brothers and in 'The Monkey' it is two different friends (they don't get a 'very'). The unifying theme is a univer...more
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Doctor Brodie's Report (Modern Classics) by Jorge Luis Borges |
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recommended for: People who want a lesson in how to write short stories.
read in August, 2009
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"My problem with this book are its settings. Had Borges been brought up in Newcastle I think I might appreciate him better. Of course he writes, as do we all, of what he knows but I've never been especially fond of the South American mindset and cultu...more
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The Poison That Fascinates (Paperback) by Jennifer Clement (Goodreads author) |
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recommended for: Anyone who appreciates Jeanette Winterson's work
read in August, 2009
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"The Poison that Fascinates by Jennifer Clement is a fable, a work dripping in symbolism. It builds on ancient myths (both pagan – the story of the god Quetzalcoatl is fundamental to a deeper understanding of the book – and Christian – saints ar...more
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Time Out of Joint (Paperback) by Philip K. Dick |
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recommended for: People who though 'The Truman Show' was amazing.
read in July, 2009
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"The notion that life is an illusion has been done to death. Dark City was one of the best takes on this idea and I really didn't expect to get swept up with this book as much as I did. If you enjoyed the Star Trek the Next Generation episodes 'Conund...more
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