The Sacred and Profane Love Machine
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The Sacred and Profane Love Machine by Iris Murdoch
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.
“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)
“[Iris Murdoch] remains a consummate and sensual scene-painter.”—Michael Ratcliffe in The Times (London)
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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| ISBN 13 | 9780140041118 |
| ISBN 10 | 0140041117 |
| Title | The Sacred and Profane Love Machine |
| Author | Iris Murdoch |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 1984-03-06 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
| Prizes | Winner of Whitbread Prize (Novel) 1974, Winner of Whitbread Book Awards: Novel Category 1974 |
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