The Magus

The Magus

by John Fowles

3 mentors recommend this 656 pages

A startlingly original novel about a young English graduate who takes a position as a teacher at a private school on a small Greek island. Bored and lonely he spends his free hours wandering alone until he meets a wealthy and mysterious neighbour. Soon he finds himself a victim of this man’s increasingly bizarre psychological games and obsessed with a young woman who may or may not be a willing participant in these games.

ISBN: 9780440351627

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Emma Watson

Emma Watson

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"Russell Crowe, who I am working with on a film, gave me The Magus."

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Christopher Harris

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"When I did a Top 10 list for fave books a while back, “The Magus” by John Fowles was on it. It’s a magical humbling of a novel, an upper-crusty snob just getting *messed* with, I love it. (If you ever read it, get the 1977 Revised Edition, which is how Fowles intended it to be.)"

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"Matt Mullenweg mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast."

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