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This evocative memoir is ideal for readers interested in the interplay between nature and creativity, fans of literary biography, and those seeking profound reflections on art and the natural world.
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See moreA series of recollections that concern both the childhood and work of the writer John Fowles. For him, the tree is the best analogue of prose fiction, symbolising the wild side of our psyche, and he stresses the importance in art of the unpredictable, the unaccountable and the intuitive.
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The most original argument for wilderness preservation I have encountered – Washington Post
In this series of moving recollections involving both his childhood and his work as a mature artist, John Fowles explains the impact of nature on his life and the dangers inherent in our traditional urge to categorise, to tame and ultimately to possess the landscape. This acquisitive drive leads to alienation and an antagonism to the apparent disorder and randomness of the natural world.
For John Fowles, the tree is the best analogue of prose fiction, symbolising the wild side of our psyche, and he stresses the importance in art of the unpredictable, the unaccountable and the intuitive.
This fascinating text gives a unique insight into the author and offers the key to a true understanding of the inspiration for his work.
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Critical response: Praised as "a text of unusual beauty and perception" by Publishers Weekly, and described as "magnificent... mystical" by the Daily Telegraph, the book has been recognised for its strong, evocative language and its compelling, discursive style linked to Fowles' own life experiences.
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ISBN: 9780099282839
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 03 August 2000
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Vintage Classics
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 6.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 74g
Pages: 96
About the Author
John Fowles was born in England in 1926 and educated at Bedford School and Oxford University. He won international recognition with his first published title. The Collector (1963) and was immediately acclaimed as an outstandingly innovative writer of exceptional imaginative power. This reputation was confirmed with the appearance of his subsequent works. John Fowles died in 2005.
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