The Sacred And Profane Love Machine
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good , price clipped
Markings: Previous owner
A masterwork of literary fiction, The Sacred and Profane Love Machine chronicles the dangerously entangled lives of Blaise Gavender, a man sustaining a comfortable domestic life with one woman while conducting a passionate affair with another, and the inevitable collision course these two worlds are set upon. Iris Murdoch constructs a morally complex and psychologically acute narrative that dissects the illusions people build around love, loyalty, and self-deception with surgical precision. The novel presents its characters as both victims and architects of their own undoing, illustrating how the sacred bonds of family and the consuming fires of illicit desire are far less distinct than society pretends. Written with Murdoch's characteristic wit and philosophical depth, the story builds to a shocking, violent climax that forces every character — and the reader — to confront the true cost of living a divided life. Winner of the Booker Prize in 1974, it stands as one of Murdoch's most gripping and morally provocative works.
Author: Iris Murdoch
Format: Hardback
Published: 1974, Chatto & Windus
Genre: Modern fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good , price clipped
Markings: Previous owner
A masterwork of literary fiction, The Sacred and Profane Love Machine chronicles the dangerously entangled lives of Blaise Gavender, a man sustaining a comfortable domestic life with one woman while conducting a passionate affair with another, and the inevitable collision course these two worlds are set upon. Iris Murdoch constructs a morally complex and psychologically acute narrative that dissects the illusions people build around love, loyalty, and self-deception with surgical precision. The novel presents its characters as both victims and architects of their own undoing, illustrating how the sacred bonds of family and the consuming fires of illicit desire are far less distinct than society pretends. Written with Murdoch's characteristic wit and philosophical depth, the story builds to a shocking, violent climax that forces every character — and the reader — to confront the true cost of living a divided life. Winner of the Booker Prize in 1974, it stands as one of Murdoch's most gripping and morally provocative works.