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Jasper Fforde

Jasper Fforde at a book signing in New York July 2007
Born 11 January 1961 (1961-01-11) (age 47)
London, England
Occupation novelist
Genres Alternate history
Official website

Jasper Fforde (born in London on 11 January 1961) is an English novelist, mainly known for his Thursday Next novels. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. A literary genre is a category of literary composition Genres may be determined by Literary technique, tone, Content, or even (as in the case of fiction Alternate history or alternative history is a subgenre of Speculative fiction (or Science fiction) and Historical fiction London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story Thursday Next is the main Protagonist in a series of Comic fantasy, Alternate history Novels by the British author Jasper Fforde

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Life and work

He is the son of John Standish Fforde, the 24th Chief Cashier for the Bank of England (whose signature used to appear on sterling banknotes)[1] and the cousin of the author Katie Fforde. The Bank of England (formally the Governor and Company of the Bank of England) is a state-owned institution and the Central bank of the United Kingdom Sterling banknotes are the Banknotes of the United Kingdom and British Islands, denominated in pounds sterling (symbol £ Katie Fforde ( 1952) is an English Novelist. Katie Fforde has lived near Stroud Gloucestershire for over twenty years He was educated at the progressive Dartington Hall School. Dartington Hall, near Totnes, Devon, United Kingdom, is a medieval Hall built between 1388 and 1400 for John Holand Earl of Huntingdon

His early career was spent as a focus puller in the film industry, where he worked on a number of films, including Quills, GoldenEye, and Entrapment. In Cinematography, a focus puller or first assistant camera (1st AC is the member of a Film crew responsible for keeping the Camera 's focus This article discusses the 2000 English Film. For the 2004 Japanese film Quill, please visit GoldenEye (1995 is the seventeenth Spy film of the British James Bond series directed by Martin Campbell and the Entrapment ( 1999) is an American Film directed by Jon Amiel, and starring Sean Connery and Catherine Zeta-Jones [2]

His published books include a series of novels starring the literary detective Thursday Next; The Eyre Affair, Lost in a Good Book, The Well of Lost Plots, Something Rotten, and First Among Sequels. Thursday Next is the main Protagonist in a series of Comic fantasy, Alternate history Novels by the British author Jasper Fforde The Eyre Affair, published in 2001, is the first novel published by Jasper Fforde. Lost in a Good Book is an Alternate history, Fantasy novel by Jasper Fforde. The Well of Lost Plots is the third book by Jasper Fforde and the Something Rotten is the fourth book in the Thursday Next series by Jasper Fforde. First Among Sequels is an Alternate history, Comic fantasy Novel by the British author Jasper Fforde. The Eyre Affair had received 76 publisher rejections before its eventual acceptance for publication. [3] Fforde won the Wodehouse prize for comic fiction in 2004 for The Well of Lost Plots. [4]

The Big Over Easy (2005), which shares a similar setting with the Next novels, is a reworking of his first written novel, which initially failed to find a publisher. The Big Over Easy is a novel written by Jasper Fforde and published in 2005. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Its original title was Who Killed Humpty Dumpty?[5], and later had the working title of Nursery Crime, which is the title now used to refer to this series of books. These books describe the investigations of DCI Jack Spratt. The follow-up to The Big Over Easy, The Fourth Bear, was published in July 2006 and focuses on Goldilocks and the Three Bears. The Fourth Bear is a mystery/fantasy novel by Jasper Fforde published in July 2006 The Three Bears or Goldilocks and the Three Bears is a notable children's bedtime story

Fforde's books are noted for the number of literary allusions, wordplay and the tightly scripted plot, and loose adherence to traditional genres. Word play is a Literary technique in which the nature of the words that are used become the main subject of the work His works usually contain various elements of metafiction, parody, and fantasy. Metafiction is a literary term for a type of Fiction that systematically and self-consciously addresses the devices of fiction including the relationship between fiction and A parody (ˈpɛɹədiː US, [ˈpaɹədiː] UK) in contemporary usage is a work created to mock comment on or poke fun at an original work its subject Fantasy is a Genre that uses magic and other Supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting None of his books have a chapter 13.

Fforde has an interest in aviation, and owns and flies a Tiger Moth. Aviation refers to activities involving man-made flying devices ( Aircraft) including the people organizations and regulatory bodies involved with them WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout

Future plans

In 2006 Jasper Fforde said:

"The Thursday Next series has four books, so the next book I'm going to be writing is five, so we're going to go back to her for a book and after that I don't know, I might experiment with a new series or two. It's an exciting time because I don't know what's going to come out in 09. I am going to have a book for 09 but I don't know what it's about, and that's very exciting because where is it, right now? It's going to be there in two years time but it's not here now. I pledged a book a year for 10 years to try and get established and that finishes in four years and I said to myself that I could have a year off then. So I'm looking forward to that. "[6]

Fforde recently stated that there will be "No new Fforde book for 2008"[7], and publication of the first novel in his new "A Shades of Grey" series is now planned for July 2009, having been originally announced by publishers as available in summer 2008[8]. According to the (less recent) First Among Sequels Special Features section on Fforde's website, the sixth Thursday Next novel, entitled One of our Thursdays is Missing, was also scheduled to be published in 2009[9]. First Among Sequels is an Alternate history, Comic fantasy Novel by the British author Jasper Fforde. One of our Thursdays is Missing is the sixth Thursday Next book due to be published in 2009, according to the First Among Sequels Special Features

Fforde also plans a third Nursery Crime novel, The Last Great Tortoise Race:

"The Last Great Tortoise Race will be the third and final installment of the NCD series. I have no idea when it will be written, or published. "[10]

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ Jasper Fforde Fan club FfAQs. The Eyre Affair, published in 2001, is the first novel published by Jasper Fforde. Lost in a Good Book is an Alternate history, Fantasy novel by Jasper Fforde. The Well of Lost Plots is the third book by Jasper Fforde and the Something Rotten is the fourth book in the Thursday Next series by Jasper Fforde. First Among Sequels is an Alternate history, Comic fantasy Novel by the British author Jasper Fforde. The Big Over Easy is a novel written by Jasper Fforde and published in 2005. The Fourth Bear is a mystery/fantasy novel by Jasper Fforde published in July 2006 Retrieved on 2008-01-13. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks
  2. ^ Jasper Fforde at the Internet Movie Database
  3. ^ John Sutherland. "If it's Thursday it must be the valley of death", The Guardian, 26 July 2003. Retrieved on 2007-11-22. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran  
  4. ^ John Ezard. "Lost Plots gains a prize", The Guardian, 31 May 2004. Retrieved on 2007-11-22. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran  
  5. ^ Peter Guttridge. "Back off or Humpty Dumpty gets it", The Observer, 19 June 2005. Retrieved on 2007-11-22. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran  
  6. ^ Gary Kemble (2006-09-16). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Q & A: Jasper Fforde. Articulate. ABC News. Retrieved on 2008-02-01. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen
  7. ^ Jasper Fforde.com : What's New? (2008-01-25). 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Retrieved on 2008-02-01. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen
  8. ^ Adult Hardcover May - August 2008 Frontlist. Penguin Group (US). Retrieved on 2008-02-01. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen
  9. ^ 'First Among Sequels' Special Features Section (2007-04-07). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Retrieved on 2008-02-01. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen
  10. ^ Jasper Fforde.com : Frequently Asked Questions.

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NAME Fforde, Jasper
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION English novelist
DATE OF BIRTH 11 January 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH London, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
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