Lost in a Good Book

2002 novel by Jasper Fforde
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Lost in a Good Book

Summary

Lost in a Good Book is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (81 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lost in a Good Book authored Jasper Fforde[3].
  • Lost in a Good Book received the Dilys Award[4].
  • Lost in a Good Book's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • Lost in a Good Book was published by Hodder & Stoughton[6].
  • Lost in a Good Book's genre is crime fiction[7].
  • Lost in a Good Book's genre is fantasy[8].
  • Lost in a Good Book's genre is science fiction[9].
  • Lost in a Good Book's genre is alternate history[10].
  • Lost in a Good Book followed The Eyre Affair[11].
  • Lost in a Good Book was followed by The Well of Lost Plots[12].
  • Lost in a Good Book's part of the series is recorded as Thursday Next[13].
  • Lost in a Good Book's language of work or name is recorded as English[14].
  • Lost in a Good Book's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[15].
  • Lost in a Good Book was released on July 18, 2002[16].
  • Lost in a Good Book's has edition or translation is recorded as Q130479647[17].
  • Lost in a Good Book's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel[18].
  • Lost in a Good Book's nominated for is recorded as Kurd Lasswitz Award for Best Foreign Work[19].
  • Lost in a Good Book's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Lost in a Good Book'}[20].
  • Lost in a Good Book's form of creative work is recorded as novel[21].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Prose[22]

  • MusicBrainz ID: bb75a8db-0683-4d3d-aa78-9fad2249e9e2[23]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Lost in a Good Book authored Jasper Fforde[3]. It was published by Hodder & Stoughton[6].

Publication

Lost in a Good Book was published on July 18, 2002[16]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[14]. Genres include crime fiction[7], fantasy[8], science fiction[9], and alternate history[10]. Its part of the series is recorded as Thursday Next[13].

Subject and Themes

Lost in a Good Book's part of the series is recorded as Thursday Next[13].

Reception

Lost in a Good Book received the Dilys Award[4].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Lost in a Good Book followed The Eyre Affair[11]. It was followed by The Well of Lost Plots[12].

Why It Matters

Lost in a Good Book ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (81 views/month).[2]

FAQs

What awards did Lost in a Good Book receive?

Honors received include Dilys Award[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . kurd-lasswitz-preis.de. kurd-lasswitz-preis.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Author Jasper Fforde
    Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
    Genre crime fiction, fantasy, science fiction +1
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