The Magus

novel by John Fowles
VisualArtwork literary_work Q1195350
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Summary

The Magus is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,551 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Magus authored John Fowles[3].
  • The Magus's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Magus was published by Little, Brown and Company[5].
  • The Magus was published by Jonathan Cape[6].
  • The Magus's genre is fantasy[7].
  • The Magus's genre is postmodern fiction[8].
  • The Magus's place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom[9].
  • The Magus's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • The Magus's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[11].
  • The Magus was released on 1965[12].
  • The Magus's cover art by is recorded as Tom Adams[13].
  • The Magus's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Magus'}[14].
  • The Magus's derivative work is recorded as The Magus[15].
  • The Magus's form of creative work is recorded as novel[16].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Magus authored John Fowles[3]. Publishers include Little, Brown and Company[5] and Jonathan Cape[6].

Publication

The Magus was published on 1965[12]. Its place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Genres include fantasy[7] and postmodern fiction[8].

Why It Matters

The Magus ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,551 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 17
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'et', 'fr', 'pl', 'pt', 'ro', 'ru', 'sv', 'tr', 'uk', '
    Gnd id → 4281186-7
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  2. 22w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin → United Kingdom
    Country of origin → —
    Genre → —
    Publication date → +1965-00-00T00:00:00Z
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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