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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 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. Fowles graduated from the University of Oxford in 1950 and taught in Greece, France, and Britain.
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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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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
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.
Nov 5, 2005 · John Robert Fowles was born in Leigh-on-Sea, a small town in Essex. He recalled the English suburban culture of the 1930s as oppressively conformist and his family life as intensely conventional. Of his childhood, Fowles said "I have tried to escape ever since."
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John Fowles, The Art of Fiction No. 109. Interviewed by James R. Baker. Issue 111, Summer 1989. Photograph of John Fowles by Carolyn Djanogly. John Fowles was born in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, on March 31, 1926. He attended Bedford School (1940–1944) and then served nearly two years in the Royal Marines.
