John Fowles Writer

John Robert Fowles (/faʊlz/; 31 March 1926 – 5 November 2005) was an English novelist of international stature, critically positioned between modernism and postmodernism. His work reflects the influence of Jean-Paul Sartre and Albert Camus, among others.After leaving Oxford University, Fowles taught English at a school on the Greek island of Spetses, a sojourn that inspired The Magus, an instant best-seller that was directly in tune with 1960s "hippie" anarchism and experimental philosophy. This was followed by The French Lieutenant's Woman (1969), a Victorian-era romance with a postmodern twist that was set in Lyme Regis, Dorset, where Fowles lived for much of his life. Later fictional works include The Ebony Tower, Daniel Martin, Mantissa, and A Maggot.Fowles' books have been translated into many languages, and several adapted as films. He was named by the Times newspaper of UK as one of the 50 greatest British writers since 1945.

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Birth date	March 21, 1926
Birth place	Leigh-on-Sea
Date of death	November 05, 2005
Place of death	Dorset , Lyme Regis

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Career start	1960
Career end	2005
influenced by	Albert Camus Charles Dickens Daniel Defoe Franz Kafka Gustave Flaubert H. G. Wells Henry Fielding Heraclitus Jean-Paul Sartre Alain-Fournier D. H. Lawrence Samuel Richardson Thomas Hardy William Shakespeare Claire de Duras
notable work	The Magus (novel) The French Lieutenant's Woman The Collector