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English novelist (1926–2005)

Also known as: John Robert Fowles, Джон Роберт Фаулз, جون فاولز, 존 파울즈, ジョン・ファウルズ, 约翰·福尔斯

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Known works

  • The Collector (1983)
  • The Magus (1965)
  • The French Lieutenant's Woman (1977)
  • The tree (1979)
  • The aristos (1964)