The French Lieutenant's Woman The French Lieutenant's Woman The French Lieutenant's Woman is a 1969 postmodern historical fiction novel by John Fowles. It was his third published novel, after "The Collector" (1963) and "The Magus" (1965). The novel explores the fraught relationship of gentleman and amateur naturalist Charles Smithson and Sarah Woodruff, the former governess and independent woman with whom he falls in love. The novel builds on Fowles' authority in Victorian literature, both following and critiquing many of the conventions of period novels. Following publication, the library magazine "American Libraries," described the novel as one of the "Notable Books of 1969". Subsequent to
Kiss of the Spider Woman (novel) novel, is based on the movie "Cat People" (1942). During the narration, the reader finds out that Valentín sympathizes with the secretary because of his long-lost love, Marta. The second story Molina recounts is based on a Nazi propaganda film. Unlike the first, it is unclear whether or not this is an actual movie, but may be a composite of multiple Nazi films and an American film called "Paris Underground" (1945). In the film, a French woman falls in love with a noble Aryan officer and then dies in his arms after being shot by the French resistance. The film