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"It breaks my heart to say it, but Tolkien was an even better and more interesting a letter writer than CS Lewis (they were long time friends). The editors (H. Carpenter and Christopher Tolkien) know what we want in a book like this, and start us off with a letter or two to his wife in 1914. We rapidly progress to the 1937-73 period with lots of discussion of his fiction. Marvellous insights into the Hobbit, Lord of the Rings, Silmarillion, Farmer Giles, etc. Get it from the horse's mouth - I once reviewed a book on Tolkien by throwing it in the fire - at least the twaddle kept me warm for five minutes."
Michael JR Jose, Resident Scholar
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Plot
job/profession:
- writer
Ethnic/Relig. of subject (inside)
- British
Job/profession/poverty story
Yes
Ethnic/regional/gender
Yes
Subject of Biography
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- scholar
Age:
- 40's-50's
Biography of famous person?
Yes
Ethnicity
- White
Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this person?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other people
Physique
- physically sick
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 2 ()
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Century:
- 1960's-1970's
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Book makes you feel?
- encouraged
Is book humorous?
Yes
If humorous, kind of humor
- puns
- parody
- metaphorical
Commentary on society?
Yes
Commentary on
- decency
- war
- religion
Writer's slant towards subject:
- very favorable
Story of entire life, or part?
- story of set of events during life
Autobiography?
Yes
Pictures/Illustrations?
- Some in color 1-5
How much dialogue in bio?
- little dialog
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life?
- 51%-75% of book
How much is philosophy rather than life story?
- 0-25% of book
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