The Philosopher’s Pupil by Iris Murdoch. Short summary

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A famous native, a philosophy professor, returns to the resort town. Here lives his former student, who has abandoned philosophy and has become known for his drunken debauchery.

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The resort town of Enniston is known for its baths and healing springs. One day, its most famous native, Professor of Philosophy Rozanov, returns here. The elderly man is trying to find a worthy suitor for his own granddaughter.

A former student of the professor, who used to be his favorite, lives in the city. During the time that they did not see each other, he stopped studying philosophy and became interested in art history.

Later, the young man became known for his drunken debauches and promiscuous liaisons with women. He tries to figure out if he really wanted to drown his wife or if it was just a dream.