John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892 - 1973)

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John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was a British writer and poet, translator, philologist, and linguist.

Tolkien wrote many works in the genre of magical fiction. He became world famous for his fantasy books The Hobbit (1937) and The Lord of the Rings (1954-55).

"The Hobbit" was published in 1937 with drawings by the author and proved so popular that the publisher asked him to write a sequel. The result, 17 years later, was Tolkien's masterpiece, "The Lord of the Rings," which was voted the best book of the 20th century. By the beginning of the 21st century, more than 50 million copies had been sold in 30 languages. The film version of "The Lord of the Rings" by New Zealand director Peter Jackson, released in three parts in 2001-2003, broke world viewing records.

Tolkien has been called the "father" of modern high fantasy literature.

Date and place of birt:3 january 1892, Bloemfontein, South Africa
Date and place of death:2 september 1973, Bournemouth, United Kingdom
Period of activity: XX century
Specialization:Educator, Interpreter, Linguist, Poet, Scientist, Writer
Genre:Fabulous epic genre, Fantasy
Art style:Fantastic Realism

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