Author John Fowles dies at age 79

In ill health since his stroke in 1988, John Fowles passed away yesterday.
Fowles was the author of The Collector, The Magus, and most famously, The French Lieutenant's Woman. He is survived by his second wife. Notoriously reclusive, Fowles spent most of his later years in Dorset, gardening and collecting fossils.

My favourite novel of all time is The Magus, perhaps because i never managed to finish it...

The Collector, The Magus and A Maggot are all incredible books...The Collector even inspired a serial killer Not the kind of thing you want to be remembered for, but still...sad, sad. Never could get through The French Lieutenant's Woman, though...

The Collector and The Magus are both amazing....

Sad times.

Two of my top ten are Fowles: French Lieutenant's and the Magus. I was in Lyme Regis in September. Our friends there said he was still in the nursing home. Now he's gone.

I actually fantasized about meeting him, he was one of the few authors I LOVE that was still alive.
He will live always in words.

aw man, bummer

how terrible. The magus is still my favorite of all time.