Zaman Tüneli

John Fowles, the master writer of contemporary English literature, is before us this time with his prose, after his masterpiece novels, The French Lieutenant's Woman, The Creature, The Collector and Mantissa. The Time Tunnel, in which Fowles collects his overlooked and extremely personal writings, reveals the personal view of the twentieth century of an author who was curious about almost every subject and wanted to infect his readers with this curiosity. Thus, we see that the writings that reveal the geography of the mind of this master of language and fiction do not lag behind his novels in opening new horizons.
In this work, which consists of essays, literary criticism, comments, memoirs, thoughts and autobiographical notes, Fowles touches upon the issues that preoccupied him throughout his life, made him think and entertained him, in a sense, he opens the black box of his mind to his readers. The Time Tunnel consists of four parts: Writing and Identity, Culture and Society, Literature and Literary Criticism, Nature and the Nature of Nature. While Fowles reveals his thoughts on the art of fiction, the relationship between literature, life and immortality in his articles collected under these four main headings that he has written since 1963; It also creates a productive and thought-provoking area of enlightenment for those who ponder issues such as literature, art, identity, culture, aesthetics, society and nature. Meanwhile, the reader witnesses the preparations made by one of the greatest writers of our age before he starts writing his novels, the relationship he establishes with his characters, especially his love affair with female characters, and the "evil" pleasures that make him feel guilty about the art of writing novels, which he likens to a game of divinity. We are sure that those who are fascinated by Fowles' novels will not miss the opportunity to enter through this window into his mind and follow the creation process of his novels.



Number of Pages: 480

Year of Printing: 2004


Language: Turkish
Publisher: Details Publications

First Print Year: 2004

Number of Pages: 480

Language Turkish