Толкин: Биография J. R. R. Tolkien: A Biography (Хамфри Карпентер); HarperCollins, 2022

The original authorised biography, and the only one written by an author who actually met J.R.R. Tolkien, reissued to mark Tolkien’s 125th Anniversary.

In more than 40 years since Tolkien’s death in September 1973, millions have read The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion and become fascinated about the very private man behind the books.

Born in Bloemfontein in January 1892, John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was orphaned in childhood, brought up in near-poverty and almost thwarted in adolescent romance. He served in the First World War, surviving the Battle of the Somme, where he lost some of his closest friends, and returned to academic life, achieving high repute as a scholar and university teacher, eventually becoming Merton Professor of English at Oxford.

Then suddenly his life changed dramatically. One day while marking essay papers he found himself writing ‘In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit’ – and worldwide renown awaited him.

Humphrey Carpenter was given unrestricted access to all Tolkien’s papers, and interviewed his friends and family. From these sources he follows the long and painful process of creation that produced The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion and offers a wealth of information about the life and work of the twentieth century’s most cherished author.

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Основные характеристики товара

Параметр	Значение
ISBN	978-0-00-820777-9
Автор(ы)	Хамфри Карпентер
Вес	0.27кг
Возрастное ограничение	16+
Год издания	2022
Жанр	биографии и мемуары
Издатель	HarperCollins
Издательство	HarperCollins
Кол-во страниц	384
Количество книг	1
Количество страниц	384
Обложка	мягкая обложка
Переплет	Мягкий переплёт
Переплёт	мягкий
Раздел	Книги на английском языке
Размеры	13,00 см × 20,00 см × 2,50 см
Страниц	384
Тематика	Английский язык
Тип обложки	мягкая
Формат	130x200мм
Язык издания	Английский