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John Robert Fowles (/ f aʊ l z /; 31 March 1926 – 5 November 2005) was an English novelist, critically positioned between modernism and postmodernism. His work was influenced by Jean-Paul Sartre and Albert Camus , among others.
John Fowles (born March 31, 1926, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England—died November 5, 2005, Lyme Regis, Dorset) was an English novelist, whose allusive and descriptive works combine psychological probings—chiefly of sex and love—with an interest in social and philosophical issues.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Everything about the brilliant British novelist John Fowles and his career including biographical information, 1st editions for sale, articles about The Magus, The French Lieutenant's Woman and The Collector and much more.
The Magus (1965) is a postmodern novel by British author John Fowles, telling the story of Nicholas Urfe, a young British graduate who is teaching English on a small Greek island. Urfe becomes embroiled in the psychological illusions of a master trickster, which become increasingly dark and serious.
- John Fowles
- 1965
Learn about the life and works of John Fowles, a British novelist of imaginative power and postmodernist experimentation. Explore his best-known novels, such as The Collector, The Magus and The French Lieutenant's Woman, and his critical perspective on art, history and ethics.
- Leighton-on-Sea, England
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Biography of John Fowles. John Robert Fowles was born March 31, 1926 in Leigh-on-Sea, a small town located about 40 miles from London in the county of Essex, England. He recalls the English suburban culture of the 1930s as oppressively conformist and his family life as intensely conventional.
