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Miles Green wakes up in a mysterious hospital with no idea of how he got there or who he is. He definitely doesn't remember his wife, or his children's names. An impossibly shapely specialist doctor tells him his memory nerve-centre is connected to sexual activity, and calls in the even shapelier Nurse Cory to assist with treatment... In the most unorthodox of hospital rooms we eavesdrop on the serious discourse, virulent abuse and hilarious mockery of the erotic guerilla war that is Mantissa.
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John Fowles was born in England in 1926 and educated at Bedford School and Oxford University. John Fowles won international recognition with his first published title, THE COLLECTOR (1963). He was immediately acclaimed as an outstandingly innovative writer of exceptional imaginative power and this reputation was confirmed with the appearance of his subsequent works. John Fowles died in 2005.
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"The novel seeks to explore the nature of reality and creativity, the alienations of art, the evolution of literature to its present self-conscious phase, the relationship between the sexes, and much more" -- Martin Amis * Observer * "The only writer in English who has the power, range, knowledge, and wisdom of Tolstoy or James" -- John Gardner "John Fowles is an artist of great imaginative power" * Sunday Times *
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- Publication date1993
- ISBN 10 033033171X
- ISBN 13 9780330331715
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 192 pages. Miles Green wakes up in a mysterious hospital with no idea of how he got there or who he is. He definitely doesn't remember his wife, or his children's names. An impossibly shapely specialist doctor tells him his memory nerve-centre is connected to sexual activity, and calls in the even shapelier Nurse Cory t o assist with treatment. In the most unorthodox of hospital roo ms we eavesdrop on the serious discourse, virulent abuse and hila rious mockery of the erotic guerilla war that is Mantissa. Edito rial Reviews From Library Journal Fowles launched his career wit h The Collector, which was welcomed with great critical enthusias m, including that of LJ's reviewer, who found it a distinguished first novel (LJ 8/63). Mantissa, on the other hand, was a departu re from the author's more popular material and received only a ma rginal response (LJ 9/1/82). Copyright 1997 Reed Business Informa tion, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable e dition of this title. Review The novel seeks to explore the natu re of reality and creativity, the alienations of art, the evoluti on of literature to its present self-conscious phase, the relatio nship between the sexes, and much more -- Martin Amis * Observer * The only writer in English who has the power, range, knowledge, and wisdom of Tolstoy or James -- John Gardner John Fowles is an artist of great imaginative power * Sunday Times * --This text r efers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. A bout the Author John Fowles was born in England in 1926 and educa ted at Bedford School and Oxford University. John Fowles won inte rnational recognition with his first published title, THE COLLECT OR (1963). He was immediately acclaimed as an outstandingly innov ative writer of exceptional imaginative power and this reputation was confirmed with the appearance of his subsequent works. John Fowles died in 2005. --This text refers to an out of print or una vailable edition of this title. Seller Inventory # 835j
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