Jasper Fforde

Why Is Jasper Fforde Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Jasper Fforde is an English novelist, whose first novel, The Eyre Affair, was published in 2001. He is known mainly for his Thursday Next novels, but has published two books in the loosely connected Nursery Crime series and the first books of two other independent series: The Last Dragonslayer and Shades of Grey. Fforde's books abound in literary allusions and wordplay, tightly scripted plots and playfulness with the conventional, traditional genres. They usually contain elements of metafiction, parody, and fantasy.

Other Resources About Jasper Fforde

• en.wikipedia.org
• www.jasperfforde.com

What Are Jasper Fforde's Academic Contributions?

Jasper Fforde has made the following academic contributions:

• The Woman Who Died a Lot
• The Song of the Quarkbeast
• The Last Dragonslayer
• The Big Over Easy
• Something Rotten
• One of Our Thursdays Is Missing
• First Among Sequels