作者简介：
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien(1892-1973),author of The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings trilogy,is one of the twentieth crntury's most beloved and enigmatic writers.His highly unusual,imaginative works have sold millions of copies worldwide and delighted readers of all ages.
And yet,surprisingly little is kmown about the persomal life of the creator of Middle Earth.This man,who was embarrassed by success,lived most of his life as an Oxford scholar in the surrounds of a cloistered acaemic community.As a child in South Africa,Tilkien was kidnapped by a native and taken into the bush.As a youngster in the industrial city of Birmingham,England,Tolkien was raised by a Catholic priest .And as a young adult,Tolkien lived through the bloody horror of the trenches of World War1.How these experi-ences shaped his incredible imagination is just one of the areas that Daniel Grotta tries to uncover.
J.R.R.Tolkien is one of the literary heroes of his generation,and fans of his writing will cherish this fascinating study of his personal history. |
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