Penguin Books Ltd., 1990 Middlesex, England. 8ºM (20×13 cm) 563 págs. Rústica ilustrada. Cubierta deslucida con roces. Tostado. Signos de uso. Nombre del anterior propietario. «The Message to the Planet, by Iris Murdoch, is a complex philosophical novel about a group of London friends drawn into the orbit of the enigmatic Marcus Vallar, a former mathematician and painter believed to possess profound secrets about consciousness, with events centering on Vallar seemingly curing a friend’s mysterious illness, raising questions of genius versus madness, faith, and the nature of reality. The story follows Alfred Ludens’ quest to find Vallar, who, after miraculously healing the dying poet Patrick Fenman, retreats to a posh mental asylum, sparking intense ethical, spiritual, and emotional turmoil among the characters.»