The Ebony Tower by John Fowles
The Ebony Tower is a series of novellas, rich in imagery, exploring the nature of art. In the title story, a journalist visiting a celebrated but reclusive painter is intrigued by the elderly artist's relationship with two beautiful young women.
This is an immensely stimulating book, rich in imagery, sure in dialogue, profound in characterization, dazzling in its descriptive powers and constantly haunting with its Celtic rhythms and its bold, elegant design * The Times *
This collection of five novellas confirms that in terms of technical resourcefulness and narrative skill he has few equals among the living novelistsThe novella which gives the book its title strikes me as being the finest thing Fowles has written * Observer *
In a manner worthy of Pirandello, John Fowles uses the conventional apparatus of the detective-story to explore the relationship between fact and fiction, reality and illusion, to masterly effect * Sunday Telegraph *
Arresting...this collection impresses me as deeply as any of the novels which Fowles has published to date * Guardian *
Pick up any of these stories and you won't, as they say, be able to put it down * Financial Times *
This collection of five novellas confirms that in terms of technical resourcefulness and narrative skill he has few equals among the living novelistsThe novella which gives the book its title strikes me as being the finest thing Fowles has written * Observer *
In a manner worthy of Pirandello, John Fowles uses the conventional apparatus of the detective-story to explore the relationship between fact and fiction, reality and illusion, to masterly effect * Sunday Telegraph *
Arresting...this collection impresses me as deeply as any of the novels which Fowles has published to date * Guardian *
Pick up any of these stories and you won't, as they say, be able to put it down * Financial Times *
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.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099480518 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099480514 |
| Title | The Ebony Tower |
| Author | John Fowles |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 1997-04-03 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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