The Magus - John Fowles Taschenbuch

A man trapped in a millionare's deadly game of political and sexual betrayal Filled with shocks and chilling surprises The Magus 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. A work rich with symbols conundrums and labrinthine twi sts of event The Magus is as thought-provoking as it is entertaining a work that ranks with the best novels of modern times.