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The French Lieutenant's Woman (), by John Fowles, is a period novel inspired by the novel Ourika, by Claire de Duras, which Fowles translated to English during (and revised in ). The French Lieutenant's Woman by Fowles, John and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at www.doorway.ru The French Lieutenant's Woman and the Possibility of Feminism. The French Lieutenant's Woman is a postmodern historical fiction novel by John Fowles, written in a double narrative form alternating between the Victorian era and the present day. Currently, some literary debate surrounding the novel concerns its validity as a Feminist text.
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