The Magicianâs Assistant References The Magicianâs Assistant novel by Patchett Ask Anything Homework Help Written by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of EncyclopĂŠdia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them. The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica Britannica AI Ask Anything Learn about this topic in these articles: Ann Patchett/ Early novelsThe Magicianâs Assistant (1997) relates the discoveries of the widow of a gay magician named Parsifal. The woman, who also had been her husbandâs assistant, visits the family he had never told her of and learns about his past. Read MoreThe Magicianâs Assistant (1997) relates the discoveries of the widow of a gay magician named Parsifal. The woman, who also had been her husbandâs assistant, visits the family he had never told her of and learns about his past. Read More