The Letters of J.R.R.Tolkien

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. Humphrey Carpenter was born in Oxford in 1946 and has spent most of his life in that city. He read English Language and Literature at Keble College, Oxford, and met Professor J.R.R. Tolkien on a number of occasions. For some years he worked for the BBC as a radio producer and broadcaster and has won acclaim as a top biographer, including the recent and controversial biography of Robert Runcie. Christopher Tolkien was born on 21 November 1924. During the Second World War he served in the Royal Air Force, later returning to Oxford University to become a Fellow and Tutor. He devoted himself after his father’s death in 1973 to the editing of his unpublished writings, notably The Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales, the twelve volumes of The History of Middle-earth, The Children of Húrin, Beren and Lúthien and The Fall of Gondolin. He died in 2020 at the age of 95. Klappentext A comprehensive collection of letters spanning the adult life (1914-1973) of one of the world¿s most famous storytellers. Zusammenfassung A comprehensive collection of letters spanning the adult life (1914-1973) of one of the world's most famous storytellers.

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• Authors: Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien, John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
• Assisted by: Humphrey Carpenter (Editor), Christopher Tolkien (Editor), Tolkien Christopher (Editor)
• Publisher: Harper Collins Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 25.09.1995
• EAN: 9780261102651
• ISBN: 978-0-261-10265-1
• No. of pages: 480
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 205 mm x 32 mm
• Series: Tolkien; Tolkien
• Subjects: Fiction > Science fiction, fantasy; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Biography: general, Diaries, letters & journals, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, English, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Diaries & Journals, LITERARY CRITICISM / Reference, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Letters, Diaries, letters and journals, Literary companions, book reviews & guides, Literary companions, book reviews and guides, East Midlands;fantasy;middle-earth;c.s. lewis;hobbit