The Magus - Fowles, John

A man trapped in a millionare's deadly game of political and sexual betrayal. Filled with shocks and chilling surprises,The Magusis 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, erotic encounters, and terrifying violence, Urfe becomes a desperate man fighting for his sanity and his life. A work rich with symbols, conundrums and labrinthine twists of event,The Magusis as thought-provoking as it is entertaining, a work that ranks with the best novels of modern times.

Softcover. English. Panther. 1978. 656 pp. In fair condition. Book No: 18780