9780525944003-0525944001-The Magician's Wife

The Magician's Wife

ISBN-13: 9780525944003
ISBN-10: 0525944001
Edition: First Edition
Author: Brian Moore
Publication date: 1998
Publisher: Dutton Adult
Format: Hardcover 240 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780525944003
ISBN-10: 0525944001
Edition: First Edition
Author: Brian Moore
Publication date: 1998
Publisher: Dutton Adult
Format: Hardcover 240 pages

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The Magician's Wife (ISBN-13: 9780525944003 and ISBN-10: 0525944001), written by authors Brian Moore, was published by Dutton Adult in 1998. With an overall rating of 4.0 stars, it's a notable title among other books. You can easily purchase or rent The Magician's Wife (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.39.

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A novel on the 19th century French colonization of Algeria. In a bid to forestall a revolt, Napoleon III dispatches France's top magician, hoping an exhibition of his powers will impress rebellious sheiks with the superiority of European civilization. But the magician's wife--events are seen through her eyes--finds Arab civilization superior. By the author of The Statement.A novel set at the beginning of French rule in Algeria documents the lives of illusionist Henri Lambert and his wife, Emmeline, who are drawn into a plot to further the French imperialist drive into North Africa and subdue the rebellious Arabs

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