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Violence
None
No significant violence
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief romance
Substance Use
Some
Social drinking in the Bohemian milieu
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
Themes of art, friendship, and the search for meaning
What this book is about
Murdoch's 1954 debut novel follows Jake Donaghue, an unemployed writer, through picaresque comic adventures in London and Paris. Light with philosophical underpinnings. For older teens and adults.
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