The last dragonslayer by jasper fforde book trailer. Blending the surreal with some truly intelligent parody and an incredible number of literary allusions, this is undoubtedly a book for any bibliophile. Jasper fforde has created a zany world full of literary references and humor. This article attempts to analyse the interplay of jane eyre with one of its most daring reappropriations, jasper ffordes 2001 novel the eyre affair, which will be presented as a parallolotopia in this essay. The jasper fforde wiki is a fandom books community. Thursday sets out to find a way into the book to repair the damage. Flee, dearest jane, flee, its a fiend from the future. The eyre affair by jasper fforde reading guidebook club. The eyre affair, jasper fforde the book lovers sanctuary. The first installment in jasper ffordes new york times bestselling series of thursday next novels introduces literary detective thursday next and her alternate reality of literatureobsessed england fans of douglas adams and p. Editions of the eyre affair by jasper fforde goodreads. There is another 1985, where londons criminal gangs have moved into the lucrative literary market, and thursday next is on the trail of the new crime waves mr big. The eyre affair is the debut novel by english author jasper fforde, published by hodder and. It will certainly be interesting to read and is a very good book.
Laffaire jane eyre jasper fforde fiche livre critiques. Jul 19, 2001 the eyre affair is a silly book for smart people. Fforde had received 76 rejections for earlier works before being accepted by a publisher. Here are some of the recent and upcoming novels, etc. As the name suggest, the jane eyre of charlotte bronte does play a big part here.
French 2005 3 the well of lost plots 2003 by jasper fforde also appeared as. Welcome to a surreal version of great britain, circa 1985, where time travel is routine, cloning is a reality dodos are the resurrected pet of choice, and literature is taken very, very seriously. But when someone begins kidnapping characters from works of literature and plucks jane eyre from the pages of brontes novel, thursday is faced with the. If you like hhgttg and jane eyre you should read the eyre affaire by jasper fforde. Lagent thursday next reve, elle, denquetes explosives, quand le cruel acheron hades kidnappe jane eyre. Crown duel by sherwood smith miss carriger recommends. The eyre affair, lost in a good book, the well of lost plots, something rotten, first among sequels, one of our thursdays is missing and the woman who died a lot.
Although my books wont be rejacketed as these, its always interesting to see how designers take on the challenge. Ffordes ingenious fantasyenhanced by a web site that recreates the world of the novelunites intrigue with english literature in a delightfully witty mix. Jan 02, 2017 the eyre affairjasper fforde january 2, 2017 may 21, 2017 chelsea back cover text. Things get worse when he gets his hands on jane eyre. The plot revolves around thursday next, a single, thirtysixyearold woman who is a veteran of the crimean war. Jul 19, 2001 really enjoyed the inventiveness of jasper ffordes the eyre affair. We aim to introduce readers to new and established talent. Second, it is well known, even 150 years after publication. Love the jane eyre series of books by jasper fforde. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. It takes place in an alternative 1985, where literary detective thursday next pursues a master criminal through the world of charlotte brontes jane eyre.
Laffaire jane eyre, jasper fforde e books, book authors, good books. Jul 19, 2001 buy the paperback book the eyre affair by jasper fforde at indigo. But solving crimes against literature isnt easy when you also. Acheron hades has been kidnapping certain characters from works of fiction and holding them to ransom. The eyre affair by jasper fforde masterpiece theatre meets james bond in the eyre affair, the first novel in jasper fforde s cheeky sleuth series featuring a book loving, guntoting, witslinging heroine named thursday next. Jasper fforde thursday next series collection 5 books set.
In the hands of prizewinning novelist, biographer, and narrative historian piers paul read, this reallife morality tale comes alive for a new generation. The eyre affair ebook by jasper fforde rakuten kobo. But when someone begins kidnapping characters from works of literature and plucks jane eyre from the pages of brontes novel, thursday is faced with the challenge of her career. The heroin thursday next yup, thats right, a girl is named thursday. Its a very long time ago that i read a print version and i dont remember being particularly impressed but one hears so much about it it is a classic, i know and it has become my daughters favourite book, so i thought id have another go. For a book so aware of the limitations of the first person narrative it actual is a significant plot device towards the end, the fact that jane eyre is itself first person, the novel failed to either give thursday a convincing narrative voice or to remain in its own first person narrative. Martin, l affaire jane eyre by jasper fforde, le sil. The books fictional version of jane eyre ends with jane accompanying her cousin, st. Thanks to ffordes terrific imagination, this definitely will not be the winter of our discontent. Thus, these original manuscripts are viewed as absolute treasures. The story builds to the moment when next corners hades in the margins of jane eyre, in the process changing the ending of that novel to the one we know in our own, less fanciful world of 2002. The eyre affair is quite easily one of the cleverest books that i have read. When i first heard the premise of this unique mystery, i doubted that a firsttime author could pull off a complicated caper involving. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet.
Its like btvs meets english lit in a mysterydetective novel. The eyre affair is a story about a detective who can jump into stories with the help of a device built by her grandfather. The eyre affair is the first book in the thursday next series, followed by lost in a good book. Read the eyre affair a thursday next novel by jasper fforde available from rakuten kobo. If for some reason you read the eyre affair without having read jane eyre, i definitely recommend it. Aug 15, 2011 i read a scrappy, dogeared paperback of jasper fforde s the eyre affair for the first time three years ago, curled up outdoors under a large tree and sneezing regularly in the summer pollen haze. The eyre affair may sound like the work of douglas adams, but fforde is closer to italo calvino, by way of peter hoeg. Fforde recently spent two days with univers poche, the french publishers of l affaire jane eyre. Her favorite book is jane eyre and she finds herself having to protect. Fforde published his first novel, the eyre affair, in 2001.
In thursdays world, an alternate version of 1985 london, literature rules popular cultureaudiences enact and. Buy a cheap copy of the eyre affair book by jasper fforde. Really enjoyed the inventiveness of jasper ffordes the eyre affair. L affaire jane eyre french 2004 2 lost in a good book 2002 by jasper fforde also appeared as. Combine this premise with a world where time travel is possible and you get a hilarious comedy called the eyre affair by jasper fforde. My friends tend to have pretty good taste in books, and so i figured, whatread more if you liked this, you might also like. In this tradition, jasper ffordes novel the eyre affair presents a world which is both. Hades real target is the beloved jane eyre, and its not long before he plucks her from the pages of brontes novel. I remember liking the book fairly well, even though id never read jane eyre, and a modest. Just finished cranford and ive now started jane eyre. If you create a free account and sign in, you will be able to customize what is displayed.
His published books include a series of novels starring the literary detective thursday next. Overviewwelcome to the website who i am and what i do. Jasper fforde is the author of the eyre affair, lost in a good book, both from penguin and the well of lost plots viking, the first three books in the thursday next fantasydetective series. The eyre affair is the debut novel by english author jasper fforde, published by hodder and stoughton in 2001. Author jasper fforde s time in the film business really shows through in the engaging wit and action of his first book in the thursday next series, the eyre affair. This is a chronological order of updatement and a few press releases.
It is britain, it is 1985, but, in this world, literature is the thing. Feb 25, 2003 fforde delivers almost every sentence with a sly wink, and hes got an easy way with wordplay, trivia, and inside jokes. Jasper fforde thursday next series collection 5 books set titles in the set the eyre affaire, lost in a good book,well of lost plots, something rotten, first among sequels. The idea is interesting and the story ok, but the author has decided to tell a couple of side stories, which makes the storyline too much to me to follow. Thursday is on the trail of the villainous acheron hades who has been. A tel point quune brigade speciale a du etre creee pour soccuper daffaires. Jasper fforde s first novel, the eyre affair, is a spirited sendup of genre fictionits part hardboiled mystery, part timemachine caperthat features a sassy, wellread special operative in literary detection named thursday next, who will put you more in mind of bridget jones than miss marple. Thursday pursues acheron into the text of the novel always a puzzlement to bronte fans because of its oddly truncated close, in which jane never returns to rochester, defeats him, and gives the story its familiar happy ending. Using his storytelling skills and a nuanced, deep knowledge of french history, read rediscovers l affaire dreyfus as a rich, riveting tale. Many thanks to catherine affleck who sent in her reimagining of the first three thursday next books. Literary detective by oneshoeoff thursday next jasper fforde. Pirouetting on the boundaries between scifi, the crime thriller and intertextual whimsy, jasper fforde s outrageous the eyre affairputs you on the wrong footing even on its dedication page, which proudly announces that the book conforms to crimean war economy standard. A tel point quune brigade speciale a du etre creee pour soccuper daffaires aussi.
Really enjoyed the inventiveness of jasper fforde s the eyre affair. Jasper ffordes beloved new york times bestselling novel introduces literary detective thursday next and her alternate r. Introduction to the eyre affair masterpiece theatre meets james bond in the eyre affair, the first novel in jasper fforde s cheeky sleuth series featuring a book loving, guntoting, witslinging heroine named thursday next. There is another 1985, somewhere in the couldhavebeen, where thursday next is a literary detective without equal, fear, or boyfriend.
Contrary to ffordes initial expectations, this was a major launch with the book going into a second printing before the publication date due to demand from bookshops and an enthusiastic response from the companys reps. See more ideas about books, my books and 100 books to read. Introduction to the eyre affair masterpiece theatre meets james bond in the eyre affair, the first novel in jasper ffordes cheeky sleuth series featuring a bookloving, guntoting, witslinging heroine named thursday next. The eyre affair can be too clever by half, and fiction like this is certainly an acquired taste, but ffordes verve is rarely less than infectious. For the eyre affair to have any resonance the featured novel had to be familiar and respected. Mar 22, 2015 bookshelf finished jasper fforde the eyre affair. The best way to describe jasper ffordes debut novel the eyre affair is as a james bondstyle melodrama set in an alternative world which was designed by the lovers of english literature. The last dragonslayerand the song of the quarkbeast. The premise of the story is that original manuscripts can be stolen and then changed, not just that manuscript, but all copies of say, jane eyre. The eyre affair can be too clever by half, and fiction like this is certainly an acquired taste, but fforde s verve is rarely less than infectious. If potential readers of my book havent read jane eyre they might have seen the film, and if they havent done either, they might still know that jane is a heroine of victorian romantic fiction. Thanks to fforde s terrific imagination, this definitely will not be the winter of our discontent.