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J. R. R. Tolkien - The Making of a Legend (Paperback, New edition)
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J. R. R. Tolkien - The Making of a Legend (Paperback, New edition)
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Long before the successful The Lord of the Rings films, J.R.R.
Tolkien's creations, imagination, and characters had captured the
attention of millions of readers. But who was the man who dreamt up
the intricate languages and perfectly crafted world of
Middle-earth? Tolkien had a difficult life, for many years:
orphaned and poor, his guardian forbad him to communicate with the
woman he had fallen in love with, and he went through the horrors
of the First World War. An intensely private and brilliant scholar,
he spent over fifty years working on the languages, history,
peoples and geography of Middle-earth, with a consistent mythology
and body of legends inspired by a formidable knowledge of early
northern European history and culture. J.R.R. Tolkien became a
legend by creating an imaginary world that has enthralled and
delighted generations. This delightful and accessible biography
brings him to life. Colin Duriez has appeared as a commentator on
DVDs of Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings, and BBC television's
The Worlds of Fantasy. He is also the author of The Inklings
Handbook (with the late David Porter), J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S.
Lewis: The Story of Their Friendship, and Tolkien and The Lord of
the Rings, and has contributed to definitive reference works, The
Tolkien Encyclopedia and a number of other tomes relating to
Tolkien.
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