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Mantissa is a novel by British author John Fowles published in 1982. It consists entirely of a presumably imaginary dialogue in a writer's head, between himself and an embodiment of the Muse Erato, after he wakes amnesiac in a hospital bed.
1 de jan. de 2001 · In Mantissa (1982), a novelist awakes in the hospital with amnesia -- and comes to believe that a beautiful female doctor is, in fact, his muse. Genres Fiction Classics Literature British Literature Novels Literary Fiction 20th Century. ...more.
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Miles Green wakes up in a mysterious hospital with no idea of how he got there or who he is. He definitely doesn't remember his wife, or his children's names.
15 de set. de 1982 · Kirkus Prize. winner. National Book Award Finalist. Four men who meet as college roommates move to New York and spend the next three decades gaining renown in their professions—as an architect, painter, actor and lawyer—and struggling with demons in their intertwined personal lives.
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Plot Summary. As much a metafictional thought experiment as a novel, British author John Fowles’s Mantissa (1982) places Miles Green, a novelist in dialogue—and more—with his Muse, Erato (the Ancient Greek goddess of love poetry). The ensuing dialogue might be a struggle between a beleaguered novelist and the feminine principle which ...
4 de ago. de 1997 · Mantissa (Back Bay Books) Paperback – August 4, 1997. In Mantissa (1982), a novelist awakes in the hospital with amnesia -- and comes to believe that a beautiful female doctor is, in fact, his muse. Book recommendations, author interviews, editors' picks, and more. Read it now.
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In Mantissa (1982), a novelist awakes in the hospital with amnesia -- and comes to believe that a beautiful female doctor is, in fact, his muse.
