The Magus
by JOHN FOWLES
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine in a fine dust jacket/Fine
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About This Item
First Edition, First UK Printing, published in London by Jonathan Cape Ltd in 1966. "First published in Great Britain 1966" as required, stated on copyright page. Fine in a fine stunning, pictorial dust jacket. Dust jacket art by Tom Adams. Light grey and purple cloth fine, with purple top stain. Considered an example of metafiction, this was the first novel written by Fowles, but the third he published. Octavo. 617 pp. An absolutely beautiful copy.
The author's second book and his magnum opus. Ranked as one of the 100 best Modern Library novels of the 20th century by both editors and readers alike, The Magus tells the story of Nicholas Urfe, a young British graduate who is teaching English on a small Greek island. Urfe becomes embroiled in the psychological illusions of a master trickster, which become increasingly dark and serious.
Synopsis
This daring literary thriller, rich with eroticism and suspense, is one of John Fowles's best-loved and bestselling novels and has contributed significantly to his international reputation as a writer of the first degree. At the center of The Magus is Nicholas Urfe, a young Englishman who accepts a teaching position on a remote Greek island, where he befriends a local millionaire. The friendship soon evolves into a deadly game, in which reality and fantasy are deliberately manipulated, and Nicholas finds that he must fight not only for his sanity but for his very survival. (via Goodreads)
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- Bookseller
- Grinning Cat Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31553
- Title
- The Magus
- Author
- JOHN FOWLES
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in a fine dust jacket
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1966
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- ENGLISH LITERATURE
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