Name: the silmarillion
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Author: J. R. R. Tolkien
ISBN: 9780808521402

Type

Physical Book

Author

J. R. R. Tolkien

Illustrated by

Christopher Tolkien

Publisher

Turtleback Books

Language

English

Dimensions

18.0 x 11.0 x 3.2 cm

Weight

0.29 kg.

ISBN

0808521403

ISBN13

9780808521402

Edition No.

0002

Synopsis "the silmarillion"

The Silmarillion is Tolkien's first book and his last, the core of his imaginative work that underlies all his writings about Middle-Earth. Here are the legends of the Elder Days, the central stories that give meaning to the events of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. The Silmarillion was begun in 1917, and Tolkien worked on it, changed it, and enlarged it throughout his life. Edited it by his son, Christopher Tolkien, the book finally appeared four years after the author's death.

J. R. R. Tolkien

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J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973) was an influential British writer, poet, philologist, and professor, famous for his heroic fantasy works. Among his most notable creations are “The Hobbit”, “The Lord of the Rings” (epic trilogy), and “The Silmarillion”, which explore the world of Middle Earth.

Professor at the University of Oxford and member of the literary group the Inklings (with C.S. Lewis), Tolkien was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1972. His work has marked a milestone in fantasy literature.

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Christopher Tolkien

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(United Kingdom, 1924 - France, 2020) was a British writer, third son of the writer J. R. R. Tolkien and Edith Bratt. He was appointed by him as his literary executor. Besides being the leading global authority on the work of J.R.R. Tolkien, he has been an immensely tenacious, insightful, and competent editor who carried out a titanic task for over forty years. After the death of J.R.R. Tolkien in 1973, Christopher Tolkien left his job at the University of Oxford to dedicate himself to organizing the vast amount of manuscripts that the famous author of The Lord of the Rings had left unpublished.

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