The Sacred and Profane Love Machine

3.9 avg 1708 votes 203 reviews 2378 want to read

About this book

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.

3.9 ★★★★☆ average of 3 sources · 1708 votes
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3.9/5 · 1708 readers · 365 pages · ≈ 6 h 46 m · Moderate

How long does it take to read The Sacred and Profane Love Machine?

About ≈ 6 h 46 m — 365 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.Typical novel≈ 5 h 56 mThe Sacred and Profane Love Machine~6 h 46 m

How many pages is The Sacred and Profane Love Machine?

365 pages in its most-read edition.Typical novel320The Sacred and Profane Love Machine365

What genre is The Sacred and Profane Love Machine?

It sits on the Fiction shelves.

Is The Sacred and Profane Love Machine in the public domain?

No — it is still under copyright.

Who wrote The Sacred and Profane Love Machine?

Iris Murdoch.

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