<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A controlling millionaire plays mind games with the teacher recently hired to teach on a small Greek island.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>A man trapped in a millionare's deadly game of political and sexual betrayal</b> <p/>Filled with shocks and chilling surprises, <i>The Magus</i> is a masterwork of contemporary literature. In it, a young Englishman, Nicholas Urfe, accepts a teaching position on a Greek island where his friendship with the owner of the islands most magnificent estate leads him into a nightmare. As reality and fantasy are deliberately confused by staged deaths, sensual encounters, and terrifying violence, Urfe becomes a desperate man fighting for his sanity and his life. <p/>A work rich with symbols, conundrums and labrinthine twists of event, <i>The Magus</i> is as thought-provoking as it is entertaining, a work that ranks with the best novels of modern times.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>John Fowles </b>(1926 - 2005) won international recognition with his first published novel, <i>The Collector </i>(1963). His subsequent works include <i>The Magus </i>(1966), <i>The French Lieutenant's Woman </i>(1969), <i>Daniel Martin </i>(1977), and others.
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