Whether a new relationship or a new project, Nicholas always wants something better. Unfortunately, nothing satisfies Nicholas. He is also a teacher who works at a prestigious public school in England. He is rich and he graduated from Oxford with a great degree. The protagonist, Nicholas Urfe, doesn’t have a clear purpose in life, although he has everything going for him. Alongside novels, Fowles wrote numerous critical essays, introductions to other novels, and book reviews. Consequently, he often wrote about escaping from oppressive authority figures. He had a very strict and traditional upbringing. Fowles was a bestselling author who taught across Europe before he became a full-time novelist. The Magus is one of Fowles’s most popular novels, and critics believe it is his smartest work. First published in 1965, the book follows a young man who befriends a dangerous and alluring millionaire when he accepts a teaching position on a remote island. The Magus is a literary suspense novel by John Robert Fowles.
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