Audiobooks by John Fowles

"Un roman cu o concepţie absolut originală, Colecţionarul urmăreşte pasiunea unui funcţionar care se îndrăgosteşte de o studentă la Arte Frumoase. Încercînd să stabilească o imposibilă legătură afectivă între el şi Miranda, viitoarea victimă a „colecţiei” la care visează, protagonistul se reconstruieşte treptat pe sine. El intră în posesia unei mari sume de bani, învaţă să aprecieze viaţa celor bogaţi şi este, la rîndul lui, generos cu ceilalţi, nutrind în acelaşi timp dragostea care, pînă la urmă, culminează cu răpirea Mirandei. Romanul de debut al lui John Fowles şi-a transformat fulgerător autorul într-unul dintre cei mai apreciaţi scriitori din lume. Tradusă în nenumărate limbi, cartea a fost ecranizată în 1965 de regizorul american William Wyler, cu Terence Stamp şi Samantha Eggar în rolurile principale. „Acest impresionant tur de forţă poate fi citit ca un thriller ori ca un studiu de psihologie morbidă.” (The Guardian) „O carte extraordinar de inteligentă, cu adînci implicaţii psihologice şi sociale.” (The Sunday Times) „Un roman unic prin originalitatea şi ascuţimea observaţiilor, un amestec diavolesc de luciditate şi nebunie, ciocnirea dintre două conştiinţe care n-au nici un punct comun.” (Daily Mail)"

John Fowles (Author), Catalin Mares (Narrator)

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[Romanian] - Turnul de abanos

"Reunind o varietate de stiluri narative şi de teme, în fiecare dintre nuvelele din volumul Turnul de abanos răzbat ecouri din celelalte cărţi celebre ale lui John Fowles. Aventura unui pictor care trăieşte izolat împreună cu două femei, istoria unui scriitor de succes al cărui ultim manuscris e distrus, povestea de dragoste plasată în Evul Mediu, cea a dispariţiei unui bărbat şi cea a unui picnic într-o duminică însorită, toate sînt emblematice pentru viziunea picturală a lui Fowles asupra universului înconjurător şi asupra relaţiilor umane."

John Fowles (Author), Radu Anastas (Narrator)

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[Romanian] - Magicianul

"Plasată într-o insulă grecească, acţiunea romanului Magicianul pivotează în jurul tînărului profesor de engleză Nicholas Urfe, supus unui lung şir de încercări – prin spectaculoase jocuri cu măşti şi psihodrame în care abundă fantasmele erotice şi manipularea istoriei – de către „magicianul” Conchis. Unul din marile romane ale secolului XX, Magicianul a fost ecranizat în anul 1968, în regia lui Guy Green, avîndu-i în rolurile principale pe Michael Caine, Anthony Quinn şi Candice Bergen. „Magicianul este o realizare literară de înaltă clasă.” (Anthony Burgess) „O carte minunată, cu o tensiune înnebunitoare, în care sentimentele şi inteligenţa sînt pe post de cobai. Domnul Fowles abordează un subiect dificil, dar temerara încercare a domniei sale merge… drept la ţintă.” (Sunday Telegraph) „O sărbătoare a prozei, pe cît de savuroasă, pe atît de incitantă. Înainte de a te dumiri despre ce este vorba, cauţi cu aviditate noi înţelesuri, nereuşind să-ţi potoleşti dorinţa de a dezlega o mare de enigme, cea mai misterioasă dintre ele fiind chiar eroul principal.” (Sunday Times) „Un exemplu strălucit, perfect structurat, de mînuire a enigmelor, pe care l-ar fi putut ticlui doar mintea inegalabilă a unei echipe literare alcătuite din Marchizul de Sade, Sir James Frazer, Madame Blavatsky, C.G. Jung şi Franz Kafka.” (Financial Times)"

John Fowles (Author), Mihail Somanescu (Narrator)

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John Fowles: The Collector, The Magus & The French Lieutenant’s Woman: Three BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisations

"Full-cast dramatisations of John Fowles' three best-known novels, with star casts John Fowles won international acclaim for his innovative, allusive novels The Collector, The Magus and The French Lieutenant's Woman. All were critical and commercial successes, translated into several languages and adapted as feature films. This collection brings together the BBC Radio adaptations of these three modern classics, with stellar casts including Judi Dench, Charles Dance and John Hurt. The Collector - When a lonely, obsessional office clerk wins a fortune on the football pools, he turns from collecting butterflies to 'collecting' a beautiful art student... This dark, disturbing dramatisation stars Judi Dench and Nigel Anthony. The Magus - Disillusioned young graduate Nick Urfe accepts a teaching post on an idyllic Greek island. There, he meets the mysterious Maurice Conchis, and becomes embroiled in a world of bizarre encounters and psychological tricks. As reality and illusion intertwine, what strange game is Conchis playing with Nick? Tom Burke, Charles Dance and Hayley Atwell star in this eerie, Lynchian drama. The French Lieutenant's Woman - Lyme Regis, 1867. Gentleman naturalist Charles Smithson is engaged to be married to the respectable Ernestina - but when he falls in love with notorious social outcast Sarah Woodruff, his complacent snobbery is shattered. Narrated by John Hurt, this multi-layered tale of forbidden passions in Victorian Dorset stars Jonathan Firth and Emily Bruni. Text copyright © John Fowles 1963 (The Collector), 1966, 1977 (The Magus), 1969 (The French Lieutenant's Woman) The Collector Miranda - Judi Dench Clegg - Nigel Anthony Other parts played by Douglas Blackwell, Martin Friend, Jane Knowles and John Rowe Adapted by David Parker Produced by Richard Wortley First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 31 July 1972 The Magus Nick - Tom Burke Conchis - Charles Dance Lily - Hayley Atwell Alison - Anna Skellern Margaret - Josie Taylor Mitford - David Seddon Meli - Chris Pavlo Rowena - Lynsey-Anne Moffat Anton - Maarten Dannenberg German Colonel - Bodo Friesecke Greek resistance fighter/Ticket seller - Andreas Karras Lily de Seitas - Beth Goddard Kemp - Rachel Atkins Briggs - Michael Shelford Mrs Marks - Elaine Claxton Benji - Rudi Goodman Adapted by Adrian Hodges Produced and directed by Heather Larmour Harpsichordist: Maggie Cole Recorder player: Martin Feinstein First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 20 March-3 April 2016 The French Lieutenant's Woman Narrator - John Hurt Charles - Jonathan Firth Sarah - Emily Bruni Ernestina - Kelly Reilly Mrs Tranter - Elizabeth Spriggs Dr Grogan - TP McKenna Mrs Poulteney/Mrs Endicott - Susan Jameson Sam - Nick Sayce Mary - Ella Smith Dairyman/Mr Freeman - Gerard McDermott Mrs Fairley/Mrs Rogers - Colleen Prendergast Ostler/Montague - Wayne Foskett Prostitute - Sophie Roberts Curate - John Cummins Dramatised by Graham White Produced by Peter Kavanagh First broadcast BBC World Service, 23-30 September 2006 © 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (p) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd"

John Fowles (Author), Charles Dance, Emily Bruni, Full Cast, Hayley Atwell, John Hurt, Jonathan Firth, Judi Dench, Nigel Anthony, Tom Burke (Narrator)

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The Collector

"Brought to you by Penguin. Withdrawn, uneducated and unloved, Frederick is a loner who collects butterflies and takes photographs. He is obsessed with a beautiful stranger, the art student Miranda, whom he watches from afar. When he wins the pools, he buys a remote Sussex country house and painstakingly works to make the cellar a comfortable prison. He then calmly abducts Miranda, believing that she will inevitably grow to love him in time if she just gets to know him. Alone and desperate, Miranda must struggle to overcome her own prejudices and contempt if she is understand her captor and gain her freedom. Taught and utterly compelling, Fowles' debut novel The Collector was an instant bestseller when it was published in 1963. It is regarded as one of the best thrillers of all time with one of the most terrifying villains to have ever been created on the page. © John Fowles 1963 (P) Penguin Audio 2021"

John Fowles (Author), Daniel Rigby, Hannah Murray (Narrator)

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The French Lieutenant's Woman: Discover the timeless epic historical novel of Victorian scandal and obsession.

"Brought to you by Penguin. A remarkable performance... As gripping as The Collector and The Magus' Observer Charles Smithson, a respectable engaged man, meets Sarah Woodruff as she stands on the Cobb at Lyme Regis, staring out to sea. Charles falls in love, but Sarah is a disgraced woman, and their romance will defy all the stifling conventions of the Victorian age. Widely acclaimed since publication, The French Lieutenant's Woman is the best-loved of John Fowles's novels. © John Fowles 1969 (P) Penguin Audio 2021"

John Fowles (Author), John Hopkins (Narrator)

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[Spanish] - El coleccionista

"Frederick Clegg es un hombre solitario y anodino que colecciona mariposas. Miranda Grey es una radiante e inteligente niña bien que estudia arte en Londres. Frederick, que admira a Miranda pero es incapaz de abordarla con normalidad, la secuestra y la aloja con todas las comodidades en un sótano en su propiedad, una trampa perfecta acondicionada como una jaula de oro. Fowles recrea un intenso duelo psicológico donde captor y prisionera intercambian papeles con refinamiento y crueldad, cada cual defendiendo sus propios objetivos: Miranda desea recuperar su libertad, Frederick quiere ser aceptado como un igual por el objeto de su obsesión. El resultado es una novela magistral que, haciendo gala de un engranaje tan milimétrico como febril, ha sido leída por cientos de miles de lectores."

John Fowles (Author), Jordi Boixaderas, Mercè Montalà (Narrator)

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The Magus: A BBC Radio 4 full cast dramatisation

"Nicholas Urfe, a young British graduate, runs away from his monotonous life to take up a teaching post on the small Greek island of Phraxos. There he meets the enigmatic figure of Maurice Conchis, and slowly gets drawn into a world full of strange encounters and psychological tricks on Conchis's estate at Bourani. When Conchis introduces Nicholas to the enchanting and mysterious Lily Montgomery, reality and illusion begin to intertwine. But what strange game is Conchis playing with Nicholas? And, in this world coloured by artifice and deception, who is really telling him the truth? First published in 1965, John Fowles's novel The Magus soon gained cult status. Now acclaimed dramatist and screenwriter Adrian Hodges (My Week with Marilyn, The Go-Between, Peter and Wendy, The Musketeers, Survivors, Primeval) has adapted the novel for this new dramatisation starring Tom Burke (War and Peace, The Musketeers) as Nicholas Urfe, Charles Dance (And Then There Were None, Game of Thrones) as Maurice Conchis, and Hayley Atwell (Agent Carter, Brideshead Revisited) as Lily. Produced and directed by Heather Larmour."

John Fowles (Author), Charles Dance, Full Cast, Hayley Atwell, Tom Burke (Narrator)

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Audiobooks by John Fowles

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