FOWLES, JOHN — The Magus : A Revised Version

New York, Dell. 1967, Reprint. (ISBN: 0440351626) Pbk. Book, Nick Urfe, a young British schoolteacher, travels to the Greek island of Phraxos for a vacation. There he manages to wander into a series of misadventures and confusions that bring the stability of his world into doubt. A careless flirtation with another tourist leads to a messy affair, and a chance introduction brings him under the influence of an enigmatic, elderly recluse who stands at the center of an oddly sinister cult. Fine.