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The best biography of the creator of the epic about Middle-earth, the author of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and many other works that are read by millions of fans. Humphrey Carpenter (1946 - 2005), a British biographer and radio journalist, having unlimited access to documents related to J.R.R. Tolkien, as well as interviewing many of his relatives and friends, has created an impressive picture that shows the life of this writer and scholar in an unadulterated way. It fully deserves the term "authoritative", as this biography is often described. It provides a wealth of information that adequately portrays the activities of one of the most popular authors of the twentieth century, revealing the conditions and style of his life, amidst which he created his scientific and literary masterpieces.