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The Magus

Published
Apr 1978
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General Fiction General Fiction
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668

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The novel widely considered John Fowles's masterpiece: "A dynamo of suspense and horror....A dizzying, electrifying chase through the labyrinth of the soul....Read it in one sitting if possible-but read it" (New York Times).
The Magus is the story of Nicholas Urfe, a young Englishman who accepts a teaching assignment on a remote Greek island. There his friendship with a local millionaire evolves into a deadly game, one in which reality and fantasy are deliberately manipulated, and Nicholas must fight for his sanity and his very survival.

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Aug 1978 Dell ISBN 0440151627
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First Edition Apr 1978 Little, Brown ISBN 0316290920
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Jan 1997 Vintage (UK) ISBN 0099743914
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