John Fowles

5 summariesLiterary Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery

John Robert Fowles was an English novelist of international renown, critically positioned between modernism and postmodernism. His work was influenced by Jean-Paul Sartre and Albert Camus, among others.

Books by John Fowles

5 books available

The Magus
John Fowles
4.0 (48k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction
On a secluded Greek isle, a young teacher's escape from boredom turns into a dangerous psychological game run by a reclusive millionaire, blurring reality and threatening his sanity.
The French Lieutenant's Woman
John Fowles
3.9 (47k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction
In Victorian England, a respectable fossil hunter falls for a mysterious, rebellious woman known as 'the French Lieutenant's woman,' leading him into a scandalous affair that challenges the era's rules and his ideas about love and freedom.
The Collector
John Fowles
3.9 (29k) average on GoodreadsThriller
A lonely butterfly collector's twisted idea of love leads to a chilling abduction, trapping an art student in a meticulously kept prison of obsession and delusion.
The Ebony Tower
John Fowles
3.7 (3k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction
In the French countryside, an aging artist, surrounded by his two young muses, confronts a visiting journalist about beauty, art, and desire.
Mantissa
John Fowles
3.2 (2k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction
A novelist with amnesia struggles against his seductive muse, who may be his doctor, in a playful look at art, identity, and storytelling.