Mantissa by John Fowles

Mantissa by John Fowles

Miles Green wakes up in a mysterious hospital with no idea of how he got there or who he is. He definitely doesn't remember his wife, or his children's names. An impossibly shapely specialist doctor tells him his memory nerve-centre is connected to sexual activity, and calls in the even shapelier Nurse Cory to assist with treatment... In the most unorthodox of hospital rooms we eavesdrop on the serious discourse, virulent abuse and hilarious mockery of the erotic guerilla war that is Mantissa.

The novel seeks to explore the nature of reality and creativity, the alienations of art, the evolution of literature to its present self-conscious phase, the relationship between the sexes, and much more -- Martin Amis * Observer *
The only writer in English who has the power, range, knowledge, and wisdom of Tolstoy or James -- John Gardner
John Fowles is an artist of great imaginative power * Sunday Times *

John Fowles was born in England in 1926 and educated at Bedford School and Oxford University. John Fowles won international recognition with his first published title, THE COLLECTOR (1963). He was immediately acclaimed as an outstandingly innovative writer of exceptional imaginative power and this reputation was confirmed with the appearance of his subsequent works. John Fowles died in 2005.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780099530282
ISBN 10	0099530287
Title	Mantissa
Author	John Fowles
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Vintage Publishing
Year published	2009-11-05
Number of pages	208
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
Note	Unavailable