The Sacred and Profane Love Machine

by Iris Murdoch

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780140041118
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	03/06/1984
Series:	Penguin Books Series
Pages:	368
Product dimensions:	5.13(w) x 7.72(h) x 0.80(d)
Lexile:	900L (what's this?)

About the Author

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.

What People are Saying About This

Christopher Hudson

A novel of infinite variety and intelligence; the work of a novelist at the height of her powers.

From the Publisher

“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)

Editorial Reviews

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)

From the Publisher

She remains a consummate and sensual scene painter. -- The Times

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