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Also Known As John Robert Fowles
Born March 31, 1926 • England
Died November 5, 2005 (aged 79)
Notable Works “The Aristos: A Self-Portrait in Ideas” • “The Collector” • “The French Lieutenant’s Woman” • “The Magus”
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