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The Sacred and Profane Love Machine by Iris Murdoch · Booklabria

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The Sacred and Profane Love Machine

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First published: 1974
Editions: 24 in 6 languages

Synopsis

This is a story of different loves; and of how a man may need two women in such a way that he can be happy with neither. Sacred and profane love are related opposites; the one enjoyed renders the other necessary, so that the ever unsatisfied heart swings constantly to and fro.

Subjects: Married people
Women authors
Domestic fiction
Set in: England

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24 in 6 languages

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English16 Russian3 German2 Dutch1 All 6 languages

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