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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. Klappentext To celebrate the 30th anniversary of first publication, a new de luxe edition of The Silmarillion, featuring the revised, reset text, a colour frontispiece illustration, bound in special materials and presented in a matching slipcase. Zusammenfassung To celebrate the 30th anniversary of first publication! a new de luxe edition of The Silmarillion! featuring the revised! reset text! a colour frontispiece illustration! bound in special materials and presented in a matching slipcase.
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'How, given little over half a century of work, did one man become the creative equivalent of a people?'
The Guardian
'Demanding to be compared with English mythologies... at times rises to the greatness of true myth'
Financial Times
'A creation of singular beauty... magnificent in its best moments'
Washington Post
'A grim, tragic, brooding and beautiful book, shot through with heroism and hope... its power is almost that of mysticism'
Toronto Globe & Mail
