Iris Murdoch (1919–1999) is a famous English writer. She owns about three dozen books that have won admirers for more than one generation and have put her among the leading masters of modern prose. “The Unicorn” is one of the most significant works of the writer. The heroine of the novel, Marian Taylor, who has become the “companion” of a strange lady living secluded in her castle, gradually begins to understand that she is her employer. in reality - a prisoner. And not only her own fantasies, but also her husband’s, who left seven years ago. Who is Anna Crean-Smith really? An innocent victim? Crazy? Or maybe a witch?