Beren and Luthien - Large Type Edition

Informationen zum Autor J.R.R.Tolkien (1892-1973) was a distinguished academic, though he is best known for writing The Hobbit , The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion , plus other stories and essays. His books have been translated into over 80 languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide. Alan Lee was invited to illustrate the centenary edition of The Lord of the Rings , which led to further Tolkien editions, including The Hobbit and the three ‘Great Tales’: The Children of Húrin , Beren and Lúthien and The Fall of Gondolin . He worked as Conceptual Designer and Set Decorator on both Middle-earth film trilogies, receiving the Academy Award for Best Art Direction for his work on The Return of the King . Christopher Tolkien, born on 24 November 1924, was the third son of J.R.R. Tolkien. As his father’s literary executor, he devoted over forty years to the publication of his father’s unpublished works, from The Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales to Beren and Lúthien and The Fall of Gondolin , and within 'The History of Middle-earth' series, and was awarded the Bodley Medal for his services to literature in 2016. He died in January 2020 at the age of 95. Klappentext Painstakingly restored from Tolkien's manuscripts and presented for the first time as a fully continuous and standalone story, the epic tale of Beren and Lúthien will reunite fans of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings with Elves and Men, Dwarves and Orcs and the rich landscape and creatures unique to Tolkien's Middle-earth. Zusammenfassung Painstakingly restored from Tolkien's manuscripts and presented for the first time as a fully continuous and standalone story! the epic tale of Beren and Luthien will reunite fans of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings with Elves and Men! Dwarves and Orcs and the rich landscape and creatures unique to Tolkien's Middle-earth. ...

Product details

• Authors: John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
• Assisted by: Alan Lee (Illustration), Christopher Tolkien (Editor), Tolkien Christopher (Editor)
• Publisher: Harper Collins Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9780008248079
• ISBN: 978-0-00-824807-9
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 234 mm x 24 mm
• Series: Tolkien; Tolkien
• Subjects: Fiction > Science fiction, fantasy; Fantasy, FICTION / Sagas, FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, FICTION / Fantasy / Epic, FICTION / Fantasy / Historical, Speculative fiction, Historical fantasy, Epic fantasy / heroic fantasy, Myth & legend told as fiction, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Saga fiction (family / generational sagas), Classic fiction: general and literary, Myths and Legends / Mythic fiction