num_pages: 304
description: An extraordinary work of fiction, from one of the world's most exceptional writers.A journalist visits an elderly painter and becomes intrigued by his young female companions. Four years' worth of book research is set on fire in front of a writer. A successful MP disappears without a trace. Written with stylistic innovation, this sequence of novellas exploring the nature of art echoes the themes and preoccupations of Fowles' earlier work and cements his position as a master storyteller.
language: English
title: The Ebony Tower
titlecomplete: The Ebony Tower
characters: Henry Breasley, David Williams
genres: 20th Century, Short Stories, Literary Fiction, Novels, Literature, Classics, British Literature, Romance, Fiction, Contemporary
ratings_count: 4004
places: United Kingdom, France
publisher: Vintage Books