John Fowles

John Robert Fowles (/faʊlz/; 31 March 1926 – 5 November 2005) 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.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Fowles

After leaving Oxford University, Fowles taught English at a school on the Greek island of Spetses, a sojourn that inspired The Magus (1965), an instant best-seller that was directly in tune with 1960s "hippy" 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 (1974), Daniel Martin (1977), Mantissa (1982), and A Maggot (1985).

Fowles's books have been translated into many languages, and several have been adapted as films.

Family

Father: Robert John Fowles
Mother: Gladys May Richards
Sister: Hazel Fowles
Spouse: Elizabeth (d. 1990)
Spouse: Sarah Smith (m. 1998)

Fowles lived quietly in Lyme, the town he made famous in The French Lieutenant's Woman. Part of this was set in his beloved Lyme Regis - he was proud to be honorary curator of the town's museum from 1978 to 1988.

Source: The Pantagraph, November 8, 2005, Page 30. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pantagraph-john-fowles/14686... : accessed May 8, 2024), clip page for John Fowles

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References

1. England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2007 < AncestrySharing > Name John R Fowles Registration Date Apr 1926 [May 1926] [Jun 1926] Registration Quarter Apr-May-Jun Registration district Rochford Inferred County Essex Mother's Maiden Name Richards Volume Number 4a Page number 1206
2. Warburton, Eileen. John Fowles: A Life in Two Worlds (2004) < GoogleBooks >
3. “The English writer's woman”. (June 26, 3004) Review of John Fowles: A Life in Two Worlds By Eileen Warburton. < link >
4. https://www.fowlesbooks.com/
5. Obituaries: John Fowles. Virtuoso author of ‘The Collector’, ‘The Magus’ and ‘The French Lieutenant's Woman’ (Tuesday 08 November 2005) < independent.co.uk >
6. John Fowles died on Saturday, November 5, 2005. Read three different obituaries at:
7. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/2880967.stm
8. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/08/books/08fowles.html?_r=1
9. http://books.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,16488,1636778,00.html
10. And here is an interesting article: http://books.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,,1668489,00.html
11. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12276722/john-fowles
12. National Portrait Gallery < link >