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, erotic encounters, and terrifying violence, Urfe becomes a
desperate man fighting for his sanity and his life. A 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.
