The magus
By: John Fowles ; with a foreword by the author.
Edition: A revised version. --
Publisher: Little, Brown
Published: 1977
Place of publication: Boston; Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 656
Description: Nicholas Urfe, a young Englishman, 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.