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The Magus

by John Fowles, Fowles J · 1965

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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.

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