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Biography of John Fowles  John Robert Fowles was born March 31, 1926 at Leigh-on-Sea, Essex. He was educated at Alleyn Court School and Bedford School, excelling in both studies and sports. When he and his family were evacuated from the London suburbs during WWII, he moved to the Devon countryside to live. He served 2 years military service in the Royal Marines after receiving training at the University of Edinburgh, but never fought in combat. In 1947, he entered New College, Oxford, to study French and German languages and literature, graduating in 1950. After Fowles completed his studies, he taught at various universities in Europe. While teaching at the Anargyrios College on the Greek island of Spetsai, he met his future wife, Elizabeth Whitton. They married a short while later. He then returned to London where he resumed teaching until he became a renowned author. Fowles wrote several novels. His first novel, The Collector, was published in 1963. His other famous novels include The Aristos, The Magus, The French Lieutenant’s Woman, Poems, The Ebony Tower, Daniel Martin, Mantissa, and A Maggot. The most commercially successful of the works written by Fowles is The French Lieutenant’s Woman; it won several awards and was made into a movie. His novels The Collector and The Magus have been made into movies as well. In addition to his novels, short stories, poems, philosophical writings, and screenplays, Fowles has also translated several plays from French for the National Theatre. He is also credited with writing several nonfiction books on conservation and ecology, local history, and the appreciation of nature. Fowles is still alive and well today. He currently resides in Lyme Regis with his wife. He is honorary curator of the Lyme Regis Museum, and he still continues to write. His latest book Wormholes, a book of essays, was published in May 1998. |
