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John Fowles signed this copy for Hart on January 19, 1966 and the inscription reads, \"Al Hart  Very best wishes  John Fowles  19. i. 1966\". \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Magus was the first novel written by Fowles (although it was published after The Collector), and it is widely considered to be his best work. The Magus ranked on both the editors' and readers' lists of the Modern Library's Top 100 Novels of the 20th Century. In a famous New York Times review, Eliot Fremont-Smith called The Magus “a pyrotechnical extravaganza, a wild, hilarious charade, a dynamo of suspense and horror, a profoundly serious probing into the nature of moral consciousness, a dizzying, electrifying chase through the labyrinth of the soul, an allegorical romance, a sophisticated account of modern love, a ghost story that will send shivers racing down the spine.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCondition:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDust jacket has a couple of tears and boards have a very slight bow.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vertigo Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51542724280601,"sku":null,"price":1200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0966\/4125\/3657\/files\/HQrxNryK_0.jpg?v=1760910969"},{"product_id":"death-wears-a-mask-by-douglas-g-browne","title":"Death Wears a Mask by Douglas G. 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William Saroyan was a Pulitzer and Academy Award winning writer. Saroyan had an influence on many writers, including Jack Kerouac. Kurt Vonnegut called Saroyan \"the first and still the greatest of all the American minimalists.\" The book's inscription reads, \"For my friends Jo and Al Hart  this deceptively simple classic of American writing (it will last forever approximately)  how lucky we are to be connected with it \u0026amp; the world (ha)  with love Bill  Fresno Tuesday April 21 1970\". Two newspapers obituary clippings are laid in.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vertigo Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51580049817881,"sku":null,"price":300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0966\/4125\/3657\/files\/YWSfj2sj_0.jpg?v=1761682960"},{"product_id":"the-last-one-left-by-john-d-macdonald","title":"The Last One Left by John D. 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