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The MagusThe Magus

The Magus1965

Fowles J, John Fowles

3.0on Hardcover

About this book

A startlingly original novel about a young English graduate who takes a position as a teacher at a private school on a small Greek island. Bored and lonely he spends his free hours wandering alone until he meets a wealthy and mysterious neighbour. Soon he finds himself a victim of this man’s increasingly bizarre psychological games and obsessed with a young woman who may or may not be a willing participant in these games.

Details

First published
1965
Publisher
Vintage Books USA
Pages
656
ISBN-13
9780099743910
OL Work ID
OL15028W

Subjects

BritishEnglish Psychological fictionFictionGreeceIslandsTravelFiction, psychologicalTeachers, fictionGreece, fictionFiction, generalBritish and irish fiction (fictional works by one author)

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