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First published by Cape in 1966, a novel in which a man on a remote Greek island finds himself embroiled in the deceptions of a master trickster, where surreal threads weave ever tighter as reality and illusion intertwine in a bizarre psychological game. From the author of THE FRENCH LIEUTENANT'S WOMAN, A MAGGOT and MANTISSA.
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"A major work of mounting tensions in which the human mind is the guinea-pig... Mr Fowles has taken a big swing at a difficult subject and his hits are on the bull's eye" (Sunday Telegraph)
"A deliciously toothsome celebration of wanton story-telling" (Sunday Times)
"A splendidly sustained piece of mystification" (Financial Times)
"One of those that's best read as a teenager, but once read you'll never forget it" (Katy Guest The Independent)
"Suspend disbelief and enjoy a master storyteller" (Christie Hickman Sunday Express)
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"A deliciously toothsome celebration of wanton story-telling" (Sunday Times)
"A splendidly sustained piece of mystification" (Financial Times)
"One of those that's best read as a teenager, but once read you'll never forget it" (Katy Guest The Independent)
"Suspend disbelief and enjoy a master storyteller" (Christie Hickman Sunday Express)
'An astonishing achievement' Anthony Burgess
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- PublisherJonathan Cape Ltd
- Publication date1966
- ISBN 10 0224610538
- ISBN 13 9780224610537
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages632
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The Magus
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. First Edition. 617 pages (complete). Jacket worn, chipped, corner nip, damp stained, marked. Boards edge worn, cocked, marked. Tanning, foxing, top stain, old tape residue marks, previous ownership inscriptions crossed through, markings. However, it is still in fair condition, tightly bound and intact. 1st edition. MK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Seller Inventory # 76iq
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition first impression, a very good copy in the dust wrapper, not inscribed or price clipped. The wrapper is a bit scuffed at the edges with some slight loss. Seller Inventory # 022329
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo. Jonathan Cape, London, UK. 1966. 617 pgs. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth with titles on spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. Previous owner has excised the lower portion of the title page. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. A young Englishman, Nicholas Urfe, accepts a teaching post on a remote Greek island in order to escape an unsatisfactory love affair. There, his friendship with a reclusive millionaire evolves into a mysterious--and deadly--game of violence, seduction, and betrayal. As he is drawn deeper into the trickster's psychological traps, Nicholas finds it increasingly difficult to distinguish past from present, fantasy from reality. He becomes a desperate man fighting for his sanity and his very survival. John Fowles expertly unfolds a spellbinding exploration of the complexities of the human mind. By turns disturbing, thrilling and seductive, The Magus is a masterwork of contemporary literature. E-063; 9.1 X 6.6 X 1.1 inches; 632 pages. Seller Inventory # 58667
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First English edition. Fine in near very good price-clipped dust jacket with a couple of large scrapes on the front panel. Inscribed by the auithor: "Michael Curtis With my best wishes, John Fowles. 8 Oct 1982." The American edition precedes but the English edition seems much less common, especially in nice condition. Seller Inventory # 535439
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