William Flagg Magee

Is life successful if you haven't accomplished the one thing you set out to do?

In the insightful novel The Elephant Hunter, by William Flagg Magee, Willy appears to have led a full life. He was remythologized as the result of a very unexpected series of events that he had been seeking for 58 years. His lifelong friends share in his successes and failures, but quietly hope he will find what he had sought throughout their many years of friendship: the emptiness Willy sought to fill.

In the end, Willy's story teaches us that we cannot force relationships, but must learn forgiveness and surrender. According to T.S Elliott, we can change the meaning of our most painful memories by simply accepting them.

About the Author:

William Flagg Magee was born in Reno, NV. Raised by his paternal Grandmother and her sister, he grew up in San Mateo, CA. His parents lived on a cattle ranch 200 miles East of Reno, The Grass Valley Ranch.

The author was sent to boarding school in Massachusetts and later New Jersey. He graduated from The University of Nevada with a BA in Far Eastern History and an alleged minor in English Literature.

Magee began to write under the pseudonym Simeon Hoe, having published Finding the Illusion and Death Under the Desert. Two or three years prior to writing Finding The Illusion the author was asked to speak with a young woman who attempted suicide. She was the inspiration for the story Finding the Illusion.

William Magee resides in Dallas, TX with his wife. They have two grown sons.

The author is involved in community service as a lay chaplain and as a "Doula", Palliative Care Team, at The Baylor University Medical Center.

Read many of Balzac's short stories and novels as well as those of Wilbur Smith influenced Magee's writing style.