![]() Gladys Richards belonged to an Essex family originally from London as well. In 2008, The Times (of London) named Fowles among their list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945."įowles was born in Leigh-on-Sea in Essex, England, the son of Gladys May Richards and Robert John Fowles. John Robert Fowles was an English novelist and essayist. 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.Ī work rich with symbols, conundrums and labrinthine twists of event, The Magus is as thought-provoking as it is entertaining, a work that ranks with the best novels of modern times. 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. ![]() ![]() ISBN-13: 9780316296199 (Little, Brown & Co.)įilled with shocks and chilling surprises, The Magus is a masterwork of contemporary literature. ![]()
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