Shades of Grey

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novel satirical novel

Shades of Grey is a satirical dystopian novel by Jasper Fforde set in a world where social hierarchy is determined by the ability to perceive color.

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Shades of Grey series 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf novel ⓘ
satirical novel ⓘ
author Jasper Fforde NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
followedBy Painting by Numbers NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre dystopian fiction ⓘ
satire ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ
hasColorBasedCasteSystem true ⓘ
hasISBN 9780340963034 ⓘ
hasSequel Painting by Numbers NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasSubject color perception ⓘ
social stratification ⓘ
totalitarian society ⓘ
hasTone darkly comic ⓘ
whimsical ⓘ
influencedBy classic dystopian literature ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryStyle humorous ⓘ
satirical ⓘ
mainCharacter Eddie Russett NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jane Grey NERFINISHED ⓘ
mediaType print ⓘ
narrativeForm prose ⓘ
narrativePerspective first-person ⓘ
notableFor blend of dystopia and comedy ⓘ
original color-based class system ⓘ
pageCount 390 ⓘ
plotElement mysterious past of the world ⓘ
social status determined by ability to perceive color ⓘ
strict rules governing daily life ⓘ
publicationDate 2009 ⓘ
publisher Hodder & Stoughton NERFINISHED ⓘ
series Shades of Grey series NERFINISHED ⓘ
seriesNumber 1 ⓘ
setting Chromatacia NERFINISHED ⓘ
targetAudience adult ⓘ
theme authoritarianism ⓘ
bureaucracy ⓘ
class system ⓘ
conformity ⓘ
perception ⓘ
social hierarchy ⓘ
timePeriodOfSetting far future ⓘ
workOf Jasper Fforde NERFINISHED ⓘ
worldBuildingFeature limited ability to see colors ⓘ
rules known as the Word of Munsell ⓘ

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Biohazard → notableSong → Shades of Grey ⓘ
Jasper Fforde → notableWork → Shades of Grey ⓘ
Jasper Fforde → series → Shades of Grey ⓘ
this entity surface form: Shades of Grey series