Daniel Martin … John Fowles
Top of any book list in my book(sic), Fowles has been my number one ‘go to’ author since I discovered The Magus.
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@JohnPhilpin The French Lieutenant’s Woman made a big impression on me when I read it a couple decades back.
@macgenie it is indeed a good book - but IMHO far from his best. That said, a good example of how he tries to break story telling linearity - a lot of his work pushes back on literary norms.
And of course the movie that it became handled that linear break really rather well. Different to the book - but cleverly done.
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@JohnPhilpin thanks for sharing. I’ll have to give this a try. If you haven’t already, Fowles’ The Collector is also fantastic.
@bblake It is. I have read - and own - every Fowles I have ever found - other than the ones he wrote in French :-( But definitely including his 'essays' like The Tree and Islands. 7 or 8 of them are signed by the man himself.
No - I am not a stalker!
@JohnPhilpin haha! That is really cool. Hang on to those. It sounds like it’s high time for you to learn French?