The Sacred and Profane Love Machine
$53.21
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
6 March 1984
Summary
Swinging between his wife and his mistress in the sacred and profane love machine, and between the charms of morality and the excitements of sin, the psychotherapist, Blaise Gavender, sometimes wishes he could divide himself in two. Instead, he lets loose misery and confusion and—for the spectators at any rate—a morality play, rich in reflections upon the paradoxes of human life and the nature of the battle between sacred and profane love.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140041118 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140041117 |
| Author: | Iris Murdoch |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 6 March 1984 |
| Weight: | 328g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 130mm x 20mm |
| Series: | Penguin Bks. |
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“A novel of infinite variety and intelligence; the work of a novelist at the height of her powers.”—Christopher Hudson
“[Iris Murdoch] remains a consummate and sensual scene-painter.”—Michael Ratcliffe in The Times (London)
About The Author
Iris Murdoch
Iris Murdoch (1919-1999) was born in Dublin and brought up in London. She studied philosophy at Cambridge and was a philosophy fellow at St. Anne’s College for 20 years. She published her first novel in 1954 and was instantly recognized as a major talent. She went on to publish more than 26 novels, as well as works of philosophy, plays, and poetry.
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