Under the Net by Iris Murdoch. Short summary

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Jake worked as a translator. Life often put him to the test. He was losing his free housing and suffering from lack of money. Everything changes after he meets Anna Quentin.

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Jake Donahue was a translator of fiction. The young man was talented, but lazy and unsuccessful. Life often put him to the test.

One day Jake was left without free housing. He was forced to look for a new place to live. The next plague was a lack of money. The hero had to make a living as a «literary day laborer.

When things got really bad, Jake was forced to get a job as a hospital attendant. Despite the difficult conditions of life Donahue does not lose heart and does not complain. The hero only wonders why he is so unlucky.

Jake’s whole life changes after meeting Anna Quentin, which left an indelible impression and began the chain of adventurous adventures of the hero.