{"product_id":"the-ebony-tower-9780099480518","title":"The Ebony Tower","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Fowles won international recognition with \u003ci\u003eThe Collector\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Aristos,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Magus, The French Lieutenant's Woman, The Ebony Tower, Daniel Martin, Mantissa\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Maggot\u003c\/i\u003e. John Fowles died in 2005.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is an immensely stimulating book, rich in imagery, sure in dialogue, profound in characterization, dazzling in its descriptive powers and constantly haunting with its Celtic rhythms and its bold, elegant design * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eThis collection of five novellas confirms that in terms of technical resourcefulness and narrative skill he has few equals among the living novelists.  The novella which gives the book its title strikes me as being the finest thing Fowles has written * Observer *\u003cbr\u003eIn a manner worthy of Pirandello, John Fowles uses the conventional apparatus of the detective-story to explore the relationship between fact and fiction, reality and illusion, to masterly effect * Sunday Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eArresting...this collection impresses me as deeply as any of the novels which Fowles has published to date * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003ePick up any of these stories and you won't, as they say, be able to put it down * Financial Times *","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732243231063,"sku":"9780099480518","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780099480518.jpg?v=1719996113","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-ebony-tower-9780099480518","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}