Daniel Martin [Paperback]

John Fowles (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 4, 1997

Daniel Martin's (1977) eponymous protagonist returns to England after a sojourn in Hollywood -- and sets out to rectify the sins and omissions of his past.

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About the Author

John Fowles (1926-2005) was educated at Oxford and subsequently lectured in English at universities in Greece and the UK. The success of his first novel, published in 1963, allowed him to devote all his time to writing. He spent the last decades of his life on the southern coast of England in the small harbor town of Lyme Regis.

Product Details

• Paperback: 640 pages
• Publisher: Back Bay Books (August 4, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0316290394
• ISBN-13: 978-0316290395
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 1.8 x 8.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #159,821 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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32 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Underated, November 28, 2001

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This review is from: Daniel Martin (Mass Market Paperback)

I have never understod why this book didn't seem to catch on. I think it is possibly his best book. The beginning is beautiful, but my advice is to skim thru the first chapter--then get on to the rest of the book. When you have finished--go back and re-read the beginning...because it IS remarkable and beautiful. I almost think he should have just somehow started in with the story this time--and ended with his poetic begining.It felt autobiographical and it touched me.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars True genius.., April 18, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Daniel Martin (Paperback)

In this brilliant masterpiece, John Fowles has captured pure human emotion together with the essense and meaning of human relationships and put them into words with stunning clarity and effectiveness.

Fowles proves himself here a true genius, for both delving into the obscure depths of human existence as well as for his unique ability to describe what he finds there.

He rightfully deserves the 1999 Nobel Prize in Literature that he has been nominated for.

16 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of Fowle's Best, April 26, 2001

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JIJ, Ph.D.; old Berkeley Lit major (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Daniel Martin (Paperback)

Although I count The Magus as an intriguing, favorite book from the past, I considered Daniel Martin to be equally well written. Though most different in style and content from The Magus, I would rate Daniel paired with Magus, as being the best of Fowles. The plot is compelling, the descriptions of place so fine you may later think you've been there. Not as complex nor finely written as in the Robertson Davies trilogy, but a great read for any time of year! If you like Davies, John Irving, P.Reverte', Palliser, you may well enjoy this novel, though it is less complex than much of the aforementioned authors' works.