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| Author | Brian Moore |
|---|---|
| Genre | Historical novel |
| Publisher | Knopf (Canada) Bloomsbury (UK) Dutton (US) |
Publication date | 1997 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 215 |
| ISBN | 978-0-7475-3718-2 |
| OCLC | 247666817 |
| Preceded by | The Statement (1995) |
| Followed by | The Dear Departed: Selected Short Stories (2020) |
The Magician's Wife, published in 1997, was the last novel[1] by the Northern Irish-Canadian writer Brian Moore. Set in 1856,[2] it tells the story of a famous French magician (based on the real-life Jean-Eugene Robert-Houdin)[3] who is despatched by Emperor Napoleon III to help France subdue the Arab population in war-torn Algeria.
- ^ Walsh, John (14 January 1999). "Obituary: Brian Moore". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
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St Pierrewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Muncie, John (11 January 1998). "Moore's 'Magician's Wife' – imperial magic". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 20 July 2015.