Author John Fowles, who penned 'The Magus' and 'The French Lieutenant's Woman' has died. He was 79.
According to his publisher, Fowles, whose career spanned over 40 years, died on Saturday after a long illness. He reportedly suffered from heart problems.
Fowles' most famous work 'The French Lieutenant's Woman' was adapted into an Oscar-nominated film, starring Meryl Streep and Jeremy Irons, in 1981.
Fowles other works included 'The Collector', 'The Aristos', 'Daniel Martin', 'Mantissa' and 'A Maggot'.
In the 1970s he wrote a group of essays on nature, following this with collection of poetry, entitled 'Poems'.
Among his recent works was a book of essays, entitled 'Wormholes', published in May 1998.
