Mark T. Hooker

Mark T. Hooker is a visiting scholar at Indiana University's Russian and East European Institute (REEI). Retired, he conducts research for publication.

The Fifth Beyond Bree Award (2012) was bestowed upon Hooker at The Return of the Ring.

He is a member of the Board of Academic Advisors for Walking Tree Publishers.

Hooker is credited with coining the term Tolkiennymy (to describe the study of Tolkien's use of names and etymologies from existing languages) and borrowing the Russian word Samizdat (to describe self-published "pirate" translations).

Bibliography

Books

• 2003: Tolkien Through Russian Eyes
• 2006: A Tolkienian Mathomium
• 2009: The Hobbitonian Anthology
• 2012: Tolkien and Welsh
• 2014: The Tolkienæum (Τόλκιναῖον)

Articles

• 2001: Mythos
  • "Russian Tolkienists"
• 2003: Tolkien in Translation
  • "Nine Russian Translations of The Lord of the Rings"
• 2004: Translating Tolkien: Text and Film
  • "Dutch Samizdat: The Mensink-van Warmelo Translation of The Lord of the Rings"
• 2004: Tolkien Studies: Volume 1
  • "Frodo's Batman"
• 2005: Parma Nölé 13
  • "Frodo Quartermain"
• 2010: Lord of the Rings Fanatics Plaza
  • The Frisian Smaug
• 2011: Tolkien and the Study of His Sources
  • "Reading John Buchan in Search of J.R.R. Tolkien"
• 2011: Lembas Extra
  • "The Frisian Hobbit"
  • "The Slovenian Hobbit"
• 2013: Beyond Bree May issue
  • "Journey to the Center of Middle-earth" (The influence of Jules Verne on The Hobbit)
• A regular contributor to Beyond Bree

External links

• Interview with Mark T. Hooker
• Announcement of Tolkien and Welsh
• Interview with Mark T. Hooker about Tolkien and Welsh posted on AmeriCymru
• Table of Contents for The Tolkienæum