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Informationen zum Autor J.R.R. Tolkien was born on 3rd January 1892. After serving in the First World War! he became best known for The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings! selling 150 million copies in more than 40 languages worldwide. Awarded the CBE and an honorary Doctorate of Letters from Oxford University! he died in 1973 at the age of 81. Christopher Tolkien! born on 21st November 1924! is the third son of J.R.R. Tolkien. A pilot during the Second World War! he later lectured on early English and northern literature at New College! Oxford! becoming a Fellow and Tutor in 1964. Appointed by J.R.R. Tolkien to be his literary executor! he has devoted himself to the publication of his father's unpublished writings! notably The Silmarillion and The History of Middle-earth. He lives in France with his wife Baillie. Klappentext Painstakingly restored from Tolkien's manuscripts and presented for the first time as a fully continuous and stand alone story! the epic tale of The Children of Hurin will reunite fans of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings with Elves and Men! dragons and Dwarves! eagles and Orcs! and the rich landscape and characters unique to Tolkien. Zusammenfassung Painstakingly restored from Tolkien's manuscripts and presented for the first time as a fully continuous and stand alone story! the epic tale of The Children of Hurin will reunite fans of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings with Elves and Men! dragons and Dwarves! eagles and Orcs! and the rich landscape and characters unique to Tolkien.
