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The French Lieutenant’s Woman by John Fowles

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Name: John Fowles
Birth Date: March 31, 1926
Place of Birth: London, England
Nationality: English
Gender: Male
Occupations: author, novelist

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Biography of John Fowles
1478 words, approx. 4.9 pages
John Fowles (born 1926) was an award-winning post-World War II novelist of major importance. While his works are reflective of literary tradition reaching back to Greek philosophy and Celtic romance, he was very much a contemporary existentialist, and hi...
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Biography of John Fowles
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[This entry was updated by Thomas C. Foster (University of Michigan--—Flint) with the entry by Ellen Pifer (University of Delaware) in the Concise Dictionary of British Literary Biography, volume 8, pp. 79-106.] A novelist who writes for a living, s...
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Biography of John Fowles
20357 words, approx. 67.9 pages
A novelist who writes for a living, says author John Fowles, is an altogether different creature from one whose art is his life. The latter, a "dynamic artist," seeks "to form new images and new methods of describing his world," while his less adventurou...
 


Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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The French Lieutenant’s Woman Summary
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The French Lieutenant’s Woman by John Fowles John Robert Fowles was born March 31, 1926, at Leigh Upon Sea, Essex. He served two years in the military before attending Oxford University, where he studied French language and literature. After...
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The French Lieutenant’s Woman Information
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The French Lieutenant's Woman is a 1969 novel by John Fowles. The book was inspired by the 1823 novel Ourika by Claire de Duras, which Fowles translated to English in 1977 (and revised in 1994). In 1981, the novel was adapted as a feature film. Fowles...


News and Journals
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The Boston Globe
French woman, 118, a mystery of aging
11/24/1993: 799 words, approx. 3 pages
NEW ORLEANS -- At 118 years and nine months, a French woman living in Provence is believed to be the world's oldest living human being, a team of French epidemiologists reported here yesterday -- after a quick telephone call to France to make sure...
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Sunday News Lancaster, PA
'The French Lieutenant's Woman' broods handsomely
02/02/2003: 668 words, approx. 2 pages
Just as there is no "Godot" in Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot," there is no French lieutenant in John Fowles' "The French Lieutenant's Woman." These never-seen title characters are simply catalysts for what transpires on stage. The Fulton Opera House is currently hosting...
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The New York Observer
Adios! Addio! Adieu! Beloved Greats Depart In 2005, Which Stinks
1/8/2006: 2,763 words, approx. 9 pages
New languages are discovered every year, and “goodbye” is a lousy word in every one of them. We said it a lot in 2005, with sadness every time. But before we throw out the Dom from New Year’s Eve and say hello to a brand-new...
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The New York Observer
Adios! Addio! Adieu! Beloved Greats Depart In 2005, Which Stinks
1/8/2006: 2,773 words, approx. 9 pages
New languages are discovered every year, and “goodbye” is a lousy word in every one of them. We said it a lot in 2005, with sadness every time. But before we throw out the Dom from New Year’s Eve and say hello to a...
 


Criticism and Essays
Literary Criticism
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Critical Essay by Magali Cornier Michael
5,415 words, approx. 18 pages
In the essay below, Michael discusses Fowles's portrayal of Sarah Woodruff and the theme of feminism in The French Lieutenant's Woman, concluding that the work "falls short of being a feminist novel."
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Legal Aspects of "The French Lieutenant's Woman"
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Essay describes the legal aspects of the novel "The French Lieutenant's Woman" by John Fowles.


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