John Robert Fowles

John Robert Fowles (March 31, 1926 – November 5, 2005) was an English novelist and essayist. Image File history File links Fowles. ... Image File history File links Fowles. ... March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (91st in Leap years), with 275 days remaining. ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... November 5 is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 56 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ... A novel is an extended work of written, narrative, prose fiction, usually in story form; the writer of a novel is a novelist. ... An essayist is an author who writes compositions which can be about any particular subject. ...

He was born in Leigh-on-Sea in Essex, England, the son of Robert J. Fowles, a prosperous cigar merchant, and his wife, Gladys Richards, a schoolteacher. When he was an upperclassman at school, he used to regularly beat John Wood up for missing rugby practice. After attending Bedford School and Edinburgh University, he studied at New College, Oxford, where he studied both French and German, although he dropped German and concentrated on French for his BA. After his studies, he worked as a teacher in France, Greece (where he met Elizabeth Whitton, the woman he would later marry), and England. The success of his first published novel, The Collector (1963), meant that Fowles was able to stop teaching and start a literary career. Leigh-on-Sea is a town in southeast Essex, England. ... Essex is a county in the East of England. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ... John Wood (born 1930) is an English actor. ... Rugby may refer to: The sport of rugby football, in its various forms: Rugby union - (often referred to as Rugby or Union) - the most widely played code Rugby league - (often referred to as Rugby, Football, Footy or League) - the other professional code Rugby sevens - (often referred to as Sevens) - originally... Bedford School is a public school for boys in Bedford, fifty miles north of London, England. ... The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a renowned centre for teaching and research in Edinburgh, Scotland. ... College name New College Named after Mary, mother of Jesus Established 1379 Sister College Kings College Warden Prof. ... The Collector is the title of a 1963 novel by John Fowles. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ...

Belmont House - home in Lyme Regis

In 1968 Fowles moved to Lyme Regis in Dorset and used it as the setting for The French Lieutenant's Woman. In that same year he adapted The Magus (a novel based on his experiences in Greece and written before The Collector) for cinema, but the film was not a success. The French Lieutenant's Woman was made into a film in 1981 with a screenplay by the British playwright Harold Pinter (subsequently a Nobel laureate in Literature) and was nominated for an Oscar. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2560x1920, 2431 KB) Summary Photographer: User:Ballista Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2560x1920, 2431 KB) Summary Photographer: User:Ballista Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Location within the British Isles The Cobb, with boats grounded in the harbour at low tide. ... For other uses, see Dorset (disambiguation). ... The French Lieutenants Woman is a 1969 novel by John Fowles. ... The Magus, cover painting by Tom Adams The Magus is the first novel by British author John Fowles, but actually the second to be published, following the success of The Collector (1963). ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A screenplay or script is a blueprint for producing a motion picture. ... Template:Unsourced A playwright, also known as a dramatist, is someone who writes dramatic literature or drama. ... Harold Pinter, CH, CBE (born 10 October 1930) is a British playwright, screenwriter, poet, actor, director, author, and political activist, best known for his plays The Birthday Party (1957), The Caretaker (1959), The Homecoming (1964), and Betrayal (1978), and for his screenplay adaptations of novels by others, such as The... The Nobel Prizes (pronounced no-BELL or no-bell) are awarded annually to people who have done outstanding research, invented groundbreaking techniques or equipment, or made outstanding contributions to society. ... Nobel Prize in Literature medal. ... The references in this article would be clearer with a different and/or consistent style of citation, footnoting or external linking. ...

Fowles' best-known non-fiction work is probably The Aristos, a collection of philosophical reflections. Many critics now consider him a forefather of British postmodernism. Non-fiction is an account or representation of a subject which is presented as fact. ... The Aristos is a 1964 collection of aphorisms by English author John Fowles Categories: Literature stubs ... The word critic comes from the Greek κριτικός, kritikós - one who discerns, which itself arises from the Ancient Greek word κριτής, krités, meaning a person who offers reasoned judgement or analysis, value judgement, interpretation, or observation. ... Andy Warhols iconic Marilyn Monroe // Postmodernism is an idea that has been extremely controversial and difficult to define among scholars, intellectuals, and historians, as it connotes to many the hotly debated idea that the modern historical period has passed. ...

Fowles died at his home in Lyme Regis on November 5, 2005, after a long illness. November 5 is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 56 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Bibliography

• (1963) The Collector
• (1964) The Aristos (ISBN 0-586-05377-8)
• (1965) The Magus (revised 1977)
• (1969) The French Lieutenant's Woman
• (1974) The Ebony Tower
• (1977) Daniel Martin
• (1979) The Tree
• (1982) Mantissa (Hardback: ISBN 0-224-02938-X; Paperback: ISBN 0-316-29027-0)
• (1985) A Maggot
• (1998) Wormholes - Essays and Occasional Writings
• (2003) The Journals - Volume 1

1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... The Collector is the title of a 1963 novel by John Fowles. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... The Aristos is a 1964 collection of aphorisms by English author John Fowles Categories: Literature stubs ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... The Magus, cover painting by Tom Adams The Magus is the first novel by British author John Fowles, but actually the second to be published, following the success of The Collector (1963). ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... The French Lieutenants Woman is a 1969 novel by John Fowles. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The Ebony Tower (1974) by John Fowles consists of 5 short novels with interlacing themes, built around a medieval myth: The Ebony Tower, Eliduc, Poor Koko, The Enigma and The Cloud. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Daniel Martin is a 1977 novel/Bildungsroman by John Fowles. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Nature plays a large part in many of John Fowles novels. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the traditional use of the word mantissa in mathematics, see common logarithm. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Maggot (1985) is a novel by British author John Fowles. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... This book was published in 1998. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Part one of John Fowles diaries was published in 2003. ...

External links

• BBC obituary of John Fowles
• The Independent obituary of John Fowles
• The New York Times obituary of John Fowles
• FowlesBooks.com
• The New York Times Featured Author: John Fowles - Reviews and articles from The New York Times
• Fair or Fowles? - Interview with John Fowles at The Guardian
• The Guardian Book Authors: John Fowles - Biography, list of articles and interviews at The Guardian
• 1985 audio interview of John Fowles by Don Swaim
• John Fowles at www.contemporarywriters.com
• The Paris Review Interview