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The Magus (novel)
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| Cover artist | Tom Adams |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | Jonathan Cape (UK) |
Publication date | 1965 (revised version 1977) |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
The Magus (1965) is a postmodern novel by British author John Fowles, telling 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. Considered an example of metafiction, it was the first novel written by Fowles but his second novel to be published. A revised edition was published in 1977.[1]
In 1999, The Magus was ranked on both lists of Modern Library 100 Best Novels, reaching number 93 on the editors' list and number 71 on the readers' list.[2] In 2003, the novel was listed at number 67 on the BBC's survey The Big Read.[3]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "The Big Read". BBC. April 2003. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
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