The Eyre Affair

2001 novel by Jasper Fforde
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The Eyre Affair

Summary

The Eyre Affair is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (333 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Eyre Affair authored Jasper Fforde[3].
  • The Eyre Affair received the NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books[4].
  • The Eyre Affair received the Crawford Award[5].
  • The Eyre Affair's instance of is recorded as literary work[6].
  • The Eyre Affair was published by Hodder & Stoughton[7].
  • The Eyre Affair's genre is science fiction[8].
  • The Eyre Affair's genre is fantasy[9].
  • The Eyre Affair's genre is crime fiction[10].
  • The Eyre Affair's genre is alternate history[11].
  • The Eyre Affair's genre is mystery fiction[12].
  • The Eyre Affair was followed by Lost in a Good Book[13].
  • The Eyre Affair's part of the series is recorded as Thursday Next[14].
  • The Eyre Affair's language of work or name is recorded as English[15].
  • The Eyre Affair's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[16].
  • The Eyre Affair was released on July 19, 2001[17].
  • The Eyre Affair's narrative location is recorded as England[18].
  • The Eyre Affair's narrative location is recorded as Wales[19].
  • Jane Eyre inspired The Eyre Affair[20].
  • The Eyre Affair's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best First Novel[21].
  • The Eyre Affair's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[22].
  • The Eyre Affair's nominated for is recorded as Dilys Award[23].
  • The Eyre Affair's nominated for is recorded as Kurd Lasswitz Award for Best Foreign Work[24].
  • The Eyre Affair's nominated for is recorded as Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel[25].
  • The Eyre Affair's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Eyre Affair'}[26].
  • The Eyre Affair's title is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Der Fall Jane Eyre'}[27].

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[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 979a46e5-cf68-45ca-8b0c-563b16f346c3[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Eyre Affair authored Jasper Fforde[3]. It was published by Hodder & Stoughton[7].

Publication

The Eyre Affair was released on July 19, 2001[17]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[15]. Genres include science fiction[8], fantasy[9], crime fiction[10], alternate history[11], and mystery fiction[12]. Its part of the series is recorded as Thursday Next[14].

Subject and Themes

The Eyre Affair's part of the series is recorded as Thursday Next[14].

Reception

Awards received include NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books[4] and Crawford Award[5], an award[30], founded in 1985[31], headquartered in Fort Lauderdale[32].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Jane Eyre inspired The Eyre Affair[20]. It was followed by Lost in a Good Book[13].

Why It Matters

The Eyre Affair ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (333 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33]

FAQs

What awards did The Eyre Affair receive?

Honors received include NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books[4] and Crawford Award[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . kurd-lasswitz-preis.de. kurd-lasswitz-preis.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . gpi.noosfere.org. gpi.noosfere.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Narrative location England, Wales
    Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
    Nominated for Locus Award for Best First Novel, Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, Dilys Award +2
    Award received
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