Daniel Martin
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
At the crossroads of art, identity, and moral reckoning, John Fowles's Daniel Martin chronicles the introspective journey of a successful Hollywood screenwriter who, confronted by a dying friend's final request, is compelled to return to England and excavate the buried ruins of his past. Set across continents — from the sun-drenched fields of rural Devon to the ancient splendour of Egypt — the novel presents a richly layered portrait of a man torn between the comfortable illusions he has constructed and the authentic life he has abandoned, weaving together memory, desire, and the aching question of what it truly means to be whole. Fowles writes with the commanding intelligence and psychological precision that defined his celebrated literary career, drawing on themes of self-deception, creative integrity, and the redemptive power of human connection. Much as he did in The French Lieutenant's Woman, he challenges the conventions of narrative itself, positioning Daniel Martin as both protagonist and reluctant author of his own story — a man who must learn to write, and live, with honesty. One of the most ambitious British novels of the twentieth century, it leaves the reader asking whether any of us can ever truly escape the versions of ourselves we have chosen to become.
Author: John Fowles
Format: Hardback
Genre: Modern fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
At the crossroads of art, identity, and moral reckoning, John Fowles's Daniel Martin chronicles the introspective journey of a successful Hollywood screenwriter who, confronted by a dying friend's final request, is compelled to return to England and excavate the buried ruins of his past. Set across continents — from the sun-drenched fields of rural Devon to the ancient splendour of Egypt — the novel presents a richly layered portrait of a man torn between the comfortable illusions he has constructed and the authentic life he has abandoned, weaving together memory, desire, and the aching question of what it truly means to be whole. Fowles writes with the commanding intelligence and psychological precision that defined his celebrated literary career, drawing on themes of self-deception, creative integrity, and the redemptive power of human connection. Much as he did in The French Lieutenant's Woman, he challenges the conventions of narrative itself, positioning Daniel Martin as both protagonist and reluctant author of his own story — a man who must learn to write, and live, with honesty. One of the most ambitious British novels of the twentieth century, it leaves the reader asking whether any of us can ever truly escape the versions of ourselves we have chosen to become.