Book description
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. John Fowles reputation as a master storyteller
was further advanced by this collection, which echoed themes and
preoccupations from his other books. 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.
