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The Sacred And Profane Love Machine

Iris Murdoch
The Sacred And Profane Love Machine Book PDF

Author : Iris Murdoch
Publisher : Random House
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2011-07-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781407019963

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The Sacred And Profane Love Machine by Iris Murdoch Pdf

Montague Small, an obsessive writer of detective thrillers, mourns his lately dead wife, who may or may not have been unfaithful to him. His attempts at meditation are a failure. He detests his fictional detective. His interest in his neighbour's difficulties and his neighbour's wife appear to be his only consolations after all. The neighbour, Blaise Gavender, is an amateur psychotherapist who has seen through himself. Has Blaise the courage to change his life and become an honest man? What is honesty in any case? Blaise's wife Harriet lives for love, love of her husband, love of her son. She if fond of Monty too. Emily McHugh is quite another matter. She too lives for love: for love and justice and revenge, aided and incited by her ambiguous friend Constance Pinn. Emily's son Luca, a very disturbed child, becomes the subject of a tug of war between two possessive women. Edgar Demornay, a distinguished scholar, also blunders into the fray; he adores Monty and falls in love with Monty's women. A deed of violence finally solves many problems. 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.

Henry And Cato

Iris Murdoch
Henry And Cato Book PDF

Author : Iris Murdoch
Publisher : Random House
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2010-11-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781407019932

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Henry And Cato by Iris Murdoch Pdf

Henry and Cato is the story of two prodigal sons. Henry returns from a self-imposed exile in America to an unforeseen inheritance of wealth and land in England. He is also returning to his mother. His friend Cato is struggling with two ambiguous intermingled passions, one for a God who may or may not exist, the other for a petty criminal who may or may not be capable of salvation. Cato's father and his sister Colette wait anxiously to welcome Cato back to sanity after his dubious escapades. Henry meanwhile confronts his mother, the unappeased furies of childish resentment, and various possibilities of revenge. Henry's cool mother watches, Cato's impetuous sister intervenes. Can love here become a saving force, or is it condemned to be possessive and demonic? Blackmail and violence take a hand, and both Henry and Cato return home at last.

The Good Apprentice

Iris Murdoch
The Good Apprentice Book PDF

Author : Iris Murdoch
Publisher : Random House
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2010-10-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781407019758

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The Good Apprentice by Iris Murdoch Pdf

Stuart Cuno has decided to become good. Not believing in God, he invents his own methods, which include celibacy, chastity and the abandonment of a promising academic career. Interfering friends and relations question his sincerity, his sanity and his motives. Stuart's step-brother Edward Baltram is tormented by guilt because he has, he believes, killed his best friend. He dreams sometimes of redemption, sometimes of suicide. Funny, compelling and extremely moving, THE GOOD APPRENTICE is about guilt ridden despair, and the difficult problem of how to try to be good - and the various magical devices which console those who are sensible enough not to try.

The Black Prince

Iris Murdoch
The Black Prince Book PDF

Author : Iris Murdoch
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2003-03-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101495681

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Bradley Pearson, an unsuccessful novelist in his late fifties, has finally left his dull office job as an Inspector of Taxes. Bradley hopes to retire to the country, but predatory friends and relations dash his hopes of a peaceful retirement. He is tormented by his melancholic sister, who has decided to come live with him; his ex-wife, who has infuriating hopes of redeeming the past; her delinquent brother, who wants money and emotional confrontations; and Bradley's friend and rival, Arnold Baffin, a younger, deplorably more successful author of commercial fiction. The ever-mounting action includes marital cross-purposes, seduction, suicide, abduction, romantic idylls, murder, and due process of law. Bradley tries to escape from it all but fails, leading to a violent climax and a coda that casts shifting perspectives on all that has preceded.

The Sandcastle (Vintage Classics Murdoch Series)

Iris Murdoch
The Sandcastle Vintage Classics Murdoch Series Book PDF

Author : Iris Murdoch
Publisher : Random House
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2008-10-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781407019345

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The Sandcastle (Vintage Classics Murdoch Series) by Iris Murdoch Pdf

It's all dry sand running through the fingers.' When Bill Mor falls in love with Rain Carter he discovers a new way of being and a new joy in the world and his surroundings. To be with Rain he must abandon his prosaic life as a schoolmaster, his domineering wife Nan and his troubled teenaged children. He must draw on the powers of selfishness, hatred and anger in order to make the final break. But what love could survive all that violence? WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY BIDISHA VINTAGE CLASSICS MURDOCH: Funny, subversive, fearless and fiercely intelligent, Iris Murdoch was one of the great writers of the twentieth century. To celebrate her centenary Vintage Classics presents special editions of her greatest and most timeless novels.

A Word Child

Iris Murdoch
A Word Child Book PDF

Author : Iris Murdoch
Publisher : Random House
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2008-10-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781409044000

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Saved from a delinquent childhood by education, cheated out of Oxford by a tragic love tangle, Hilary Burde cherishes his obsessive guilt and ekes out a living in a dull civil service job. When the man whom he has harmed and betrayed reappears as head of his department, Hilary hopes for forgiveness, even for redemption and a new life, but finds himself haunted by a ghostly repetition.

A Severed Head

Iris Murdoch,John Boynton Priestley
A Severed Head Book PDF

Author : Iris Murdoch,John Boynton Priestley
Publisher : Samuel French , Limited
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2015-09-23
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0573015279

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A Severed Head by Iris Murdoch,John Boynton Priestley Pdf

JB Priestley's adaptation of Iris Murdoch's A Severed Head.4 women, 3 men

An Unofficial Rose

Iris Murdoch
An Unofficial Rose Book PDF

Author : Iris Murdoch
Publisher : Random House
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2008-10-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781407018249

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An Unofficial Rose by Iris Murdoch Pdf

After his wife's death, Hugh contemplates returning to his former mistress. His son, Randall, longs to abandon his shapeless marriage for a perfect partner. Randall's young daughter, Miranda, is adored by her Australian cousin Penn, but has attachments elsewhere. Her mother Ann has her own private dream, while taking upon herself the strains and pains of all the others. Impelled by affection, lust and illusion, these characters search for love within a tightly woven web.

The Philosopher's Pupil

Iris Murdoch
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Author : Iris Murdoch
Publisher : Random House
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2008-12-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781407019109

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The Philosopher's Pupil by Iris Murdoch Pdf

In the English town of Ennistone, hot springs bubble up from deep beneath the earth. In these healing waters the townspeople seek health and regeneration, rightousness and ritual cleansing. To this town steeped in ancient lore and subterranean inspiration the Philosopher returns. He exerts an almost magical influence over a host of Ennistonians, and especially over George McCaffrey, the Philosopher's old pupil, a demonic man desperate for redemption.

Under the Net

Iris Murdoch
Under the Net Book PDF

Author : Iris Murdoch
Publisher : Vintage Books USA
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : English fiction
ISBN : 0099458446

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Under the Net by Iris Murdoch Pdf

The sea: turbulent and leaden, transparent and opaque, magician and mother... When Charles Arrowby, over sixty, a demi god of the theatre- director, playwright and actor - retires from his glittering London world in order to `abjure magic and become a hermit', it is to the sea that he turns. He hopes at least to escape from `the woman' - but unexpectedly meets one whom he loved long ago. His Buddhist cousin, James, also arrives. He is menaced by a monster from the deep. Charles finds his `solitude' peopled by the drama of his own fantasies and obsessions.

The Flight From the Enchanter

Iris Murdoch
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Author : Iris Murdoch
Publisher : Random House
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2009-03-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781407019130

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The Flight From the Enchanter by Iris Murdoch Pdf

Annette runs away from her finishing school but learns more than she bargained for in the real world beyond; the fierce and melacholy Rosa is torn between two Polish brothers; Peter is obsessed by an indecipherable ancient script. This is a story of a group of people under a spell, and the centre of it all is the mysterious Mischa Fox, the enchanter.

The Italian Girl

Iris Murdoch
The Italian Girl Book PDF

Author : Iris Murdoch
Publisher : Random House
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2008-10-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781407019161

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The Italian Girl by Iris Murdoch Pdf

Edmund has escaped from his family into a lonely life. Returning for his mother's funeral he finds himself involved in the old, awful problems, together with some new ones. One by one his relatives reveal their secrets to a reluctant Edmund: illicit affairs, hidden passions, shameful scandals. And the heart of all, there is, as always, the family's loyal servant, the Italian girl.

AN Accidental Man

Iris Murdoch
AN Accidental Man Book PDF

Author : Iris Murdoch
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1988-03-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101495858

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AN Accidental Man by Iris Murdoch Pdf

A scintillating novel of fate, accidents, and moral dilemmas Set in the time of the Vietnam War, this story concerns the plight of a young American, happily installed in a perfect job in England, engaged to a wonderful girl, who is suddenly drafted to a war he disapproves of. What is duty here, what is self-interest, what is cowardice? Austin Gibson Grey, the accidental man of the title, is accident-prone, also prone to bring disaster to his friend sand relations. He blames fate. But are we not all accidental, one of his victims asks. Fate and accidents make deep moral dilemmas for the characters in the long and complex tale.

Great World Writers

Patrick M. O'Neil
Great World Writers Book PDF

Author : Patrick M. O'Neil
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0761474757

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Great World Writers by Patrick M. O'Neil Pdf

This nicely illustrated reference for junior high and high school students offers 20-page profiles of 93 of the world's most influential writers of the twentieth century. Arranged alphabetically, each profile provides facts about the writer's life and works as well as a commentary on his or her significance, discussion of political and social events that occurred during his or her lifetime, a reader's guide to major works, and events, beliefs or traditions that inspired the writer's works.

The Sea, the Sea

Iris Murdoch
The Sea the Sea Book PDF

Author : Iris Murdoch
Publisher : Random House
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Actors
ISBN : 9780099560999

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The Sea, the Sea by Iris Murdoch Pdf

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JOHN BURNSIDE When Charles Arrowby retires from his glittering career in the London theatre, he buys a remote house on the rocks by the sea. He hopes to escape from his tumultuous love affairs but unexpectedly bumps into his childhood sweetheart and sets his heart on destroying her marriage. His equilibrium is further disturbed when his friends all decide to come and keep him company and Charles finds his seaside idyll severely threatened by his obsessions.