John Fowles- The Magus [Modern Library; 1998]

John Fowles- The Magus. Modern Library; London. 1998. hardcover. 736 pages. synopsis: The Magus (1965) is a postmodern novel by British author John Fowles, telling the story of Nicholas Urfe, a young British graduate who is teaching English on a small Greek island. Urfe becomes embroiled in the psychological illusions of a master trickster, which become increasingly dark and serious. While habitually wandering around the island, he stumbles upon an estate and soon meets its owner, Maurice Conchis, a wealthy Greek recluse. They develop a sort of friendship, and Conchis slowly reveals that he may have collaborated with the Nazis during World War II. Considered an example of metafiction, it was the first novel written by Fowles but his second novel to be published.