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| Genre/Form: | Fantasy fiction Large type books Fiction |
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| Material Type: | Fiction |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
J R R Tolkien; Christopher Tolkien; Alan Lee |
| ISBN: | 9780007252251 0007252250 |
| OCLC Number: | 123796918 |
| Notes: | Cover and spine title: The children of Húrin. Folded map (1 sheet) tipped in. |
| Description: | 351 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. |
| Other Titles: | Children of Húrin Tale of the children of Húrin |
| Responsibility: | by J.R.R. Tolkien ; edited by Christopher Tolkien ; illustrated by Alan Lee. |
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Publisher Synopsis
"It has seemed to me for a long time that there was a good case for presenting my father's long version of the legend of the Children of Hurin as an independent work, between its own covers, with a minimum of editorial presence, and above all in continuous narrative without gaps or interruptions, if this could be done without distortion or invention, despite the unfinished state in which he left some parts of it." Christopher Tolkien "The Children of Hurin is about to thrill and intrigue millions. It is safe to say that the 'great tale' of Turin is about to become a global myth!in its own dotty but also awe-inspiring way, it works." Sunday Times Culture "!worthy of a readership beyond Tolkien devotees!this book deserves to eclipse all his other posthumous writings, and stand as a worthy memorial to the imagination of Tolkien.' The Times "I hope that its universality and power will grant it a place in English mythology'! It isn't jolly, but then neither is Anthony and Cleopatra." The Independent on Sunday Read more...
