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Offers a brief introduction to the life of J.R.R. Tolkien, creator of the "Lord of the Rings", discussing his childhood, private life, religious beliefs, and writing career.Tags
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I wanted to know more about the man I knew as author of Lord of the Rings first and an accomplished scholar later; this biography covers the ground and, for me, contained some surprises like his birth in South Africa. The author also discusses his major fiction works, tracing sources and rooting all in his philological perfectionism.
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7+ Works 143 Members
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- J. R. R. Tolkien: A Biography (Greenwood Biographies) (Greenwood Biographies)
- Important events
- End of the Third Age
Classifications
- Genres
- Fiction and Literature, Literature Studies and Criticism, Fantasy
- DDC/MDS
- 828.91209 — Literature & rhetoric English & Old English literatures English miscellaneous writings English miscellaneous writings 1900- English miscellaneous writings 1900-1999 English miscellaneous writings 1900-1945 Individual authors not limited to or chiefly identified with one specific form.
- LCC
- PR6039 .O32 .Z6616 — Language and Literature English English Literature 1900-1960
- BISAC
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- Reviews
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- Rating
- (4.00)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 2
