Jeanne
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Jasper Fforde:
Hello Mr Fforde, In my home, your books have their own private shelve (I read the french version first, then in original language) but could I hope to find a translation of the Nursery crimes (even non official ?) It's so frustrating to understand only half of the subtleties and puns. I've read Jane Eyre, to understand your books, but Shakespeare ...
Jasper Fforde
Hello Jeanne. Because Humpty Dumpty and the Three Bears are, apparently, more an English-speaking allusion, the books remain untranslated in any language - aside from Russian. At this point, there are no plans for a translation - sorry!
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I'm FOREVER trying to get people to read excellent, if older, books such as Jane Eyre, without which Thursday would be the poorer. It's got to the stage where I'm giving books of nursery rhymes to people's new babies, knowing the parents, too, will be subjected to them repeatedly, in preparation for the Nursery Crime books! Other than your own (natch) what books should be universal reads? Shakespeare, Bronte...
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