The eyre affair by jasper fforde book club discussion. It takes a bold adventurer to play fast and loose with literature, and thats what we have in thursday next. Fforde had received 76 rejections for earlier works before being accepted by a. The thursday next series collection jasper fforde 6 books set the eyre affair, the well of lost plots, something rotten, lost in a good book, one of our thursday in missing, first among sequels. Jasper ffordes 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. In jasper ffordes great britain, circa 1985, time travel is routine, cloning is a reality dodos are the resurrected pet of.
The eyre affair by jasper fforde, 9780340733561, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The eyre affair was his first novel in the bestselling series of thursday next series novels, which includes lost in a good book, the well of lost plots, something rotten, first among sequels. Similarly, thursday is responsible for berthas fate, which changes the end of jane eyre permanently. Posts about the eyre affair written by unravellations. Sep 24, 2012 governments and fashions come and go but jane eyre is for all time. Having barely caught her breath after the eyre affair, thursday must battle corrupt politicians, try to save the world from extinction, and help the neanderthals to. It takes a bold adventurer to play fast and loose with literature, and thats what we have in. May 11, 2012 in addition, jane eyre and the eyre affair are further interconnected in that the clairvoyant episode in brontes novel, in which a disembodied voice calls jane to return to thornfield, is actually written into jane eyre in ffordes book. It will certainly be interesting to read and is a very good book. The eyre affair was his first novel in the bestselling thursday next series. As the crimean war rages on england itself is under the control of the goliath corporation, a weapons company with questionable motives, while wales is a completely separate socialist nation. Literature, actionadventure, romance, crimedetective. To celebrate the anniversary of the publication of jane eyre by charlotte bronte, weve gathered sixteen of the most beautiful jane eyre book covers.
The whole book is wildly imaginative, and great fun. And what about those annoying black holes that pop up now and again, sucking things into timespace voids. Historical romance may take you on a journey to the buttonedup edwardian era or the speakeasies of the roaring. The eyre affair is quite easily one of the cleverest books that i have read. The entire premise weaves that reality around existing written stories hence the eyre affair it is pure escapism but written at great pace and with much humour. The thursday next series by jasper fforde currently consists of the novels 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. Initially published in 2001 on the 1st of january, this was to be the novel that setup the entire universe of the thursday next series. The eyre affair is the lovechild of the best kinds of parody and satire, executed with a style that harps to edward lear and lewis carroll.
Thursday next is a lowly special ops agent tracking down errors in literature. Thursday next book 1 thursday next by jasper ffordebuy. An unusually surefooted first novel, this literary folly serves up a generally unique stew of fantasy, science fiction, procedural, and cozy literary mysterybut in the end is more dancing bear than ballet. This is the first book in a series of currently six books, with the promise of a seventh, all with the same protagonist, thursday next. Mar 28, 2020 speaking of which, i believe its pretty essential to have read jane eyre before reading this book, as its plot becomes so central to the story in the back half of the eyre affair. Masterpiece theatre meets james bond in the eyre affair, the first novel in jasper ffordes cheeky sleuth series featuring a book loving, guntoting, witslinging heroine named thursday next. The series has more than one million copies and counting in print.
All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. The eyre affair by jasper fforde overdrive rakuten. The miami herald for sheer inventiveness his book is hard to beat. Blending the surreal with some truly intelligent parody and an incredible number of literary allusions, this is undoubtedly a book for any bibliophile. When the original manuscript of martin chuzzlewit by charles dickens disappears under. Jane eyre follows the experiences of its eponymous heroine, including her growth to. Jul 19, 2001 the eyre affair is a silly book for smart people. The eyre affair is a great love letter to the famous english authors of centuries past, notably shakespeare, bronte, austen, dickens, etc. Jasper fforde thursday next 5 books collection set the eyre affair, lost in a good book, the well of lost plots, something rotten, first among sequels. 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. Go search best sellers gift ideas new releases deals. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. The eyre affair, jasper fforde shop online for books in.
The eyre affair is a unique detective novel by welsh writer, jasper fforde. Ffordes books are more than just an ingenious idea. The eyre affair is a charming alternate history in which everyone is obsessed with literature and thursday is charged with protecting it. In a world where you can actually get lost literally in literature, thursday next, a notorious special operative in literary detection, races against time to stop the worlds third most wanted criminal from kidnapping characters, including jane eyre, from works of literature, forcing her to dive into the pages of a novel to stop literary homicide, in a wildly imaginative, mesmerizing. In his 2003 novel the eyre affair, fforde introduced readers to a futuristic world where books reigned supreme. So clearly the eyre affair is not to everyones tastes but i found it simply delightful and extremely difficult to put down. 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 lost in a good book well of lost plots something rotten first among sequels one of our thursdays is missing 1. May 1, 2009 its 1985 and the fictional world is parallel to our own and someone is kidnapping literary characters. In this book, jasper fforde creates an alternative world that is often more believable or at least, more enjoyable than our reality. It helps to have read some of the books that figure in the series, although it isnt essential.
The eyre affair is the debut novel by english author jasper fforde, published by hodder and stoughton in 2001. It is, as many people would say, an underrated gem, mainly because it employs clever concepts and ideas and digs at classic literature. Jul 19, 2001 the entire premise weaves that reality around existing written stories hence the eyre affair it is pure escapism but written at great pace and with much humour. In ffordes creation, the dodo has been brought back to life and is fast becoming a common pet, time travel is tricky but quite natural, and literature is paramount.
View copies of the eyre affair by jasper fforde 9780340733561 on studentvip. The very first thing that strikes the reader of jasper ffordes first novel, the eyre affair, is just how much he has filched from. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The eyre affair by jasper fforde, 9780142001806, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Discover book depository s huge selection of deborah eyre books online.
See more ideas about jane eyre, eyre, jane eyre book. This years grownup jk rowling sunday times on lost in a good book ingenious ill watch jasper fforde nervously terry pratchett on the eyre affair it. Acheron hades has been kidnapping characters from works of fiction and holding them to ransom. Each book could exist on its own merit but there is far more to be gained by reading the entire series. In thursdays world, an alternate version of 1985 london, literature rules popular cultureaudiences enact and. This hollywood version, directed by franco zeffirelli, is similar to the original novel, although it compresses and eliminates most of the plot in the last quarter of the book the running away, the trials and tribulations, new found relations. Buy jane eyre by charlotte bronte from waterstones today. The eyre affair was his first novel in the bestselling series of thursday next novels, which includes 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. Nexts favorite novel, disappears, and jane herself is spirited out of the. It takes place in an alternative 1985, where literary detective thursday next pursues a master criminal through the world of charlotte brontes jane eyre.
Creating all the different elements and characters that were going to be contained within, it managed to build a fully realized world. Jasper fforde spent twenty years in the film business before debuting on the new york times bestseller list with the eyre affair in 2001. Jane eyre by charlotte bronte, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Postmodern elements in the eyre affair ui victorian wiki. Critical reception of this novel was generally positive, remarking on its originality. Jasper fforde thursday next 5 books collection set the eyre affair, lost in a good book, the well of lost plots, something rotten, first among sequels jan 1, 2016 paperback. The eyre affair, featuring literatec thursday next, is his first novel a second, lost in a good book, was published in britain in the summer of 2002 and he is under contract to write two more. In jasper ffordes great britain, circa 1985, time travel is routine, cloning is a reality dodos are the resurrected pet of choice, and literature is taken very, very seriously. The eyre affair was his first novel in the bestselling series of thursday next series novels, which includes lost in a good book, the well of lost plots, something rotten, first among sequels, one of our thursdays is missing, and the upcoming the woman who died a lot. Started to read this series, first book is the eyre. Discover book depositorys huge selection of jasper fforde books online.
Aug 15, 2011 i read a scrappy, dogeared paperback of jasper ffordes 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 first in a series of outlandishly clever adventures featuring the resourceful, fearless literary detective thursday nextaa new york times bestseller. 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 englandfrom the author of early riserfans of douglas a. There was also a plethora of puns and grammatical wordplay, which was fun. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy.
To quote an email from book depository received on 30519 weve curated a selection of the greatest classics in world literature. Thanks to ffordes terrific imagination, this definitely will not be the winter of our discontent. Jasper fforde traded a varied career in the film industry for staring vacantly out the window and arranging words on a page. I have omitted a few boxed collections and different editions of the same title to avoid being too much of a marketeer for book depository. If for some reason you read the eyre affair without having read jane eyre, i definitely recommend it. Books may have a supernatural slant, like the everpopular twilight series, or be set in a historic time period like winston grahams lush poldark novels. Why has jasper ffordes thursday next series achieved almost cult. Its the job of thursday next, occupant of our world but detective in the literary detective division, to find the culprit and stop them before its too late. Houston chronicle the eyre affair by jasper fforde could hardly be more delightful. It is britain, it is 1985, but, in this world, literature is the thing. The eyre affair by jasper fforde is wacky, zany and addictive candy in a book. The numerous literary allusions will have enormous appeal for those who believe that literature really is the thing and you will absolutely find yourself laughing out loud throughout. Business publishing industry library and information science.
Jasper fforde, the eyre affair ui victorian wiki uiowa wiki. Suspenseful and outlandish, absorbing and fun, the eyre affair is a caper unlike any other and an introduction to the imagination of a most distinctive writer and his singular fictional universe. The eyre affair is an exuberant melange of crime, comedy and alternative history. Dont bother reading this book if you are a, poorly read in basic english literature andor b unappreciative of dry wit.
Its 1985 in a world that reveres literature among other differences. Since the writing of the eyre affair, he has written many more novels, several of which are parts of trilogies. Fforde had received 76 rejections for earlier works before being accepted by a publisher. Suspenseful and outlandish, absorbing and fun, the eyre affair is a caper unlike any other and an introduction to the imagination of a most distinctive writer and. May 11, 2012 in the parallel universe constructed by jasper fforde in his novel the eyre affair, europe and imperial russia have been at war for more than a century. In this novel, thursday next is a detective with so27, the literatec division.