Книга: John Fowles «The Magus»
A man trapped in a millionare's deadly game of political and sexual betrayal. Filled with shocks and chilling surprises, "The Magus" is a masterwork of contemporary literature. In it, a young Englishman, Nicholas Urfe, accepts a teaching position on a Greek island where his friendship with the owner of the islands most magnificent estate leads him into a nightmare. As reality and fantasy are deliberately confused by staged deaths, erotic encounters, and terrifying violence, Urfe becomes a desperate man fighting for his sanity and his life. A work rich with symbols, conundrums and labrinthine twists of event, "The Magus" is as thought-provoking as it is entertaining, a work that ranks with the best novels of modern times. Издательство: "Dell Publishing Co., Inc." (2004)
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John Fowles
Infobox Writer
name = John Fowles
nationality = British
occupation =
notableworks = "The Magus"; "
influences =
John Robert Fowles (
Biography
Birth and family
Fowles was born in
Gladys Richards belonged to an Essex family originally from London as well; her father J.S. Richards had been the chief buyer of lace for department store John Lewis Ltd. The Richards family moved to Westcliff-on-Sea in 1918, as Spanish Flu swept through Europe, for Essex was said to have a healthy climate. Robert met Gladys Richards at a tennis club in
Early life and education
Fowles spent his childhood closely surrounded by his mother and by his cousin Peggy Fowles, 18 at the time of his birth, who was his nursemaid and close companion for ten years. Fowles attended Alleyn Court Preparatory School. The work of
In 1939, Fowles won a spot at
After leaving [Bedford School] in 1944, Fowles enrolled in a Naval Short Course at and Edinburgh University. Fowles was set to take a commission in the
In 1947, after completing his military service, Fowles entered
It was also at Oxford that Fowles first considered life as a writer, particularly after reading
Teaching career
Fowles spent his early adult life as a teacher. His first year after Oxford was spent at the
In 1951, Fowles became an English master at the Anargyrios and Korgialenios School of Spetses on the Peloponnesian island of
On the island of Spetsai, Fowles had grown close to Elizabeth Christy, who was married to one of the other teachers. Christy's marriage was already falling apart because of the entanglement with Fowles, and though they returned to England at the same time, they were no longer in each other's company. It was during this period that Fowles began drafting "The Magus". His separation from Elizabeth did not last long. On
Literary career
In late 1960, though he had already drafted "The Magus", Fowles began working on "
Against the counsel of his publisher, Fowles insisted that his second book published be "
In 1966 Fowles left London, moving to a farm in
The film version of "The Magus" (1968) was generally considered awful. For example, when Woody Allen was asked whether he'd make changes in his life if he had the opportunity to do it all over again, he jokingly replied he'd do "everything exactly the same, with the exception of watching The Magus.". "The French Lieutenant's Woman" was made into a film in 1981 with a
Fowles lived the rest of his life in Lyme Regis. His works "
John Fowles was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1999.
Fowles died in Axminster Hospital, 5 miles from Lyme Regis on
Major works
Many
Bibliography
*(1963) "
*(1964) "
*(1965) "The Magus" (revised 1977)
*(1969) "
*(1973) "Poems"
*(1974) "
*(1974) "Shipwreck"
*(1977) "Daniel Martin"
*(1978) "Islands"
*(1979) "
*(1980) "
*(1982) "
*(1982) "Mantissa" (Hardback: ISBN 0-224-02938-X; Paperback: ISBN 0-316-29027-0)
*(1985) "
*(1985) "Land" (with
*(1990) "
*(1998) "
*(2003) "The Journals - Volume 1"
*(2006) "The Journals - Volume 2"
References
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*Citation | title = John Fowles; A Reference Companion | last = Aubrey | first = James R. | year = 1991 | publisher = Greenwood Press | isbn = 031326399x
*Citation | title = John Fowles's Fiction and the Poetics of Postmodernism | last = Salami | first = Mahmoud | year = 1992 | publisher = Associated University Presses | isbn = 083863446x
*Citation | title=John Fowles; A Life in Two Worlds | last = Warburton | first = Eileen | year = 2004 | publisher =
External links
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/4415100.stm BBC obituary of John Fowles]
* [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/07/books/07cnd-fowles.html?hp&ex=1131426000&en=3f52e58d48885e14&ei=5094&partner=homepage The New York Times obituary of John Fowles]
* [http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/john-fowles-playful-postmodernist-who-wrote-the-french-lieutenants-woman-dies-aged-79-514357.html John Fowles, playful postmodernist who wrote 'The French Lieutenant's Woman', dies aged 79] at
* [http://www.fowlesbooks.com/ FowlesBooks.com]
* [http://www.nytimes.com/books/98/05/31/specials/fowles.html The New York Times Featured Author: John Fowles] - Reviews and articles from
* [http://books.guardian.co.uk/departments/biography/story/0,6000,1061910,00.html Fair or Fowles?] - Interview with John Fowles at
* [http://books.guardian.co.uk/authors/author/0,5917,-71,00.html The Guardian Book Authors: John Fowles] - Biography, list of articles and interviews at
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* [http://www.theparisreview.org/viewinterview.php/prmMID/2415 "The Paris Review" Interview]
* http://www.johnfowles.org.uk/johnfowles/ a page about the author by his New Jersey based namesake
* [http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/research/fa/roberts.html John Fowles Collection] , [http://research.hrc.utexas.edu:8080/hrcxtf/view?docId=ead/00040.xml&query=fowles&query-join=and Papers] , [http://research.hrc.utexas.edu:8080/hrcxtf/view?docId=ead/00264.xml&query=fowles&query-join=and Diaries] at the
* [http://www.anpoll.org.br/revista/index.php/rev/article/view/122 Criticism in Portuguese. By Dr. Shirley Carreira]
Источник: John Fowles
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