Daniel Martin (Masterplots II: British and Commonwealth Fiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: John Fowles
- First Published: 1977
- Type of Work: Autobiographical novel
- Time of Work: The 1970’s, with flashbacks to earlier periods
- Setting: Hollywood, England, Egypt, and Syria
- Principal Characters: Daniel“ Dan” Martin, Jenny McNeil, Anthony Mallory, Jane Mallory, Nell, Caro
- Genres: Long fiction, Autobiographical fiction
- Subjects: Acting or actors, Love or romance, Self, Literature, 1930’s, England or English people, Idealism, Egypt or Egyptians, Drama or dramatists, Hollywood, Work or workers, Middle East, Nostalgia
- Locales: Egypt, Hollywood, CA, Syria
The Novel
Daniel Martin is, ostensibly, an autobiographical novel that portrays the life of a middle-aged British playwright who has betrayed himself and his craft by marrying the wrong woman and by selling out to Hollywood as a highly successful screenwriter. In a sense, the novel is the script, or reinscription, of Daniel Martin’s existence: Called to the deathbed of Anthony Mallory, a friend whom he has not seen in many years, Daniel is forced to confront a land and a past he had formerly forgotten and repressed. Through a variety of cinematic techniques grafted...
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