Daniel Martin - Softcover

Fowles, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0451122100 ISBN 13: 9780451122100

Publisher: Signet, 1978

Synopsis

A new trade paperback edition of "a masterpiece of symbolically charged realism....Fowles is the only writer in English who has the power, range, knowledge, and wisdom of a Tolstoy or James" (John Gardner, Saturday Review ).

The eponymous hero of John Fowles's largest and richest novel is an English playwright turned Hollywood screenwriter who has begun to question his own values. Summoned home to England to visit an ailing friend, Daniel Martin finds himself back in the company of people who once knew him well, forced to confront his buried past, and propelled toward a journey of self-discovery through which he ultimately creates for himself a more satisfying existence. A brilliantly imagined novel infused with a profound understanding of human nature, Daniel Martin is John Fowles at the height of his literary powers.

About this title

About the Author

John Fowles won international recognition with The Collector, his first published title, in 1963. He was immediately acclaimed as an outstandingly innovative writer of exceptional imaginative power. This reputation was confirmed with the appearance of his subsequent works including The Aristos, The Magus, The French Lieutenant's Woman, The Ebony Tower, Daniel Martin, Mantissa and A Maggot. John Fowles died in 2005.

Review

"A work of imaginative energy and passionate honesty" * The Times * "An instant masterpiece-It is a tour de force of stamina and subtlety" * Daily Telegraph * "A descriptive writer of great power" * Independent * "I find it disastrous to read any of John Fowles' books - once I pick one up, I cannot put it down so everything else gets ignored!" -- Judi Dench * Daily Express *

Edition details

• Publisher: Signet
• Publication date: 1978
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0451122100
• ISBN 13: 9780451122100
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 673