![]() He is able to quickly meet the owner of the estate, Maurice Conchis, who is a very wealthy Greek recluse. One day however, while he was casually wandering the island he stumbled upon this very impressive estate, that was previously unknown to him. Nicholas struggles through some tough and dark times as he is very lonely on the island, and even contemplates suicide. ![]() Unfortunately, he is unable to find solace on this island either, as he becomes bored, tired, and frustrated with the island. He eventually finds himself on the Greek Island of Phraxos, and he finds a position teaching English at the Lord Byron school on the island. The plot follows the story of this young Oxford graduate and poet, Nicholas Urfe, after a short time of working as a teacher Nicholas becomes bored with his life and decides that’s its best if he leaves England. It was also loosely based off of his own experiences in the Mediterranean islands of Greece. “The Magus” was the first novel that Fowles had written, he started writing it in the 1950s and it took him around twelve years to finish the novel. ![]() “The Magus” is a postmodern novel written in 1965 by British author John Fowles. ![]()
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