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My Take
Jasper Fforde is a writer I recommend with real affection, because few authors play with the act of reading itself as gleefully as he does. The Eyre Affair, with a detective who literally enters works of literature, signalled an imagination unbound by genre, and the Thursday Next books only widened that playground. Add the Nursery Crime, Shades of Grey and Dragonslayer series and you get a novelist who refuses to repeat himself. His Wodehouse Prize win confirms the comic gift, and his background as a cinematographer shows in his visual, cleverly staged prose. He writes books for people who love books, and it shows.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jasper Fforde
- Name (Japanese)
- ジャスパー・フォード
- Reading
- じゃすぱー・ふぉーど
- Born
- January 11, 1961 (age 65)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Ox
- Origin
- London, United Kingdom
- Occupation
- writer / novelist / science fiction writer / cinematographer
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- 2004 Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize
- 2004 Dilys Award
- 2012 Julia-Verlanger Award
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Jasper Fforde born?
Born January 11, 1961 (age 65).
Where is Jasper Fforde from?
Jasper Fforde is from London, United Kingdom.
What does Jasper Fforde do?
Jasper Fforde works as writer, novelist, science fiction writer, cinematographer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.