The Magus Summary
John Fowles

The Magus Summary

This thematically complex novel is equal parts psychological study and mystery thriller, using the narrative structure of the latter as a framework for the former. It tells the story of a self-centered young Briton, Nicholas Urfe, who, over the course of a magical summer in Greece, discovers sometimes frightening truths about himself and about the nature of life. Vivid imagery, dense language, and intriguingly layered characterizations thread, collide and intertwine throughout...

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