Under The Net: Iris Murdoch

This is real life, Jake,` she said. `You`d better wake up.`

Jake is clever, lazy and scraping by in London as a hack translator. Jake loves Anna. Anna is an elusive and lovely singer. Anna loves Hugo. Hugo is a fireworks manufacturer turned movie producer and majestic philosopher. Hugo loves Sadie. Sadie is a glossy and dazzling film starlet. Of course, Sadie loves Jake. Then there`s Marvellous Mister Mars, the famous hound, who might or might not be Jake`s ticket up and out of this mess.