The Magician (Maugham novel)
1908 novel by William Somerset Maugham / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Magician is a novel by British author W. Somerset Maugham, originally published in 1908. In this tale, the magician Oliver Haddo, a caricature of Aleister Crowley, attempts to create life. Crowley wrote a critique of this book under the pen name Oliver Haddo, in which he accused Maugham of plagiarism.
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Author | W. Somerset Maugham |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Genre | Fantasy novel |
Publisher | Heinemann (UK) Duffield and Company (US) |
Publication date | 1908 (UK), 1909 (US) |
Media type | Print (hardcover) |
Pages | 224 |
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Maugham wrote The Magician in London, after he had spent some time living in Paris, where he met Aleister Crowley. The novel was later republished with a foreword by Maugham entitled A Fragment of Autobiography.
The novel inspired a film of the same name directed in 1926 by Rex Ingram.