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title=Sagan om Tolkien| | | title=Sagan om Tolkien | ||
image=[[Image:sagan_tolkien.jpg|225px]]| | | image=[[Image:sagan_tolkien.jpg|225px]] | ||
author=[[Åke Ohlmarks]]| | | author=[[Åke Ohlmarks]] | ||
isbn=91-20-03552-7| | | isbn=91-20-03552-7 | ||
publisher=Gebers| | | publisher=Gebers | ||
date=[[1972]]| | | date=[[1972]] | ||
format=Softcover| | | format=Softcover | ||
pages=245 | | pages=245 | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Sagan om Tolkien''''' (Swedish: ''The Fairy-tale of Tolkien'' or ''The Tolkien saga'') is a Swedish-language book by [[Åke Ohlmarks]], aftwerwards claimed by publishers (or the author?) to be the first biography in the world of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]].<ref>[[Åke Ohlmarks|Ohlmarks, Åke]] (1978) ''[[Tolkiens arv]]'', see the jacket text and p.11.</ref> In any case, it was the first biography on Tolkien to be published in Sweden. | |||
'''Sagan om Tolkien''' (Swedish: ''The Fairy-tale of Tolkien'') is a Swedish-language book by [[Åke Ohlmarks]], claimed by | |||
==From the back cover== | ==From the back cover== | ||
''The Fairy-tale of Tolkien'' tells the story of the peculiar creator of the tales of the Ring. Professor Åke Ohlmarks - the Swedish translator of Tolkien - presents a portrait of J.R.R. Tolkien, covering his life and works. The book also provides a commentary to the trilogy - about its creation, languages and sources. It is the first Swedish biography centered on the greatest story-teller of our century. | |||
[Freely translated from Swedish] | [Freely translated from Swedish] | ||
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Sagan om Tolkien | |
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Author | Åke Ohlmarks |
Publisher | Gebers |
Released | 1972 |
Format | Softcover |
Pages | 245 |
ISBN | 91-20-03552-7 |
Sagan om Tolkien (Swedish: The Fairy-tale of Tolkien or The Tolkien saga) is a Swedish-language book by Åke Ohlmarks, aftwerwards claimed by publishers (or the author?) to be the first biography in the world of J.R.R. Tolkien.[1] In any case, it was the first biography on Tolkien to be published in Sweden.
From the back cover[edit | edit source]
The Fairy-tale of Tolkien tells the story of the peculiar creator of the tales of the Ring. Professor Åke Ohlmarks - the Swedish translator of Tolkien - presents a portrait of J.R.R. Tolkien, covering his life and works. The book also provides a commentary to the trilogy - about its creation, languages and sources. It is the first Swedish biography centered on the greatest story-teller of our century.
[Freely translated from Swedish]
References
- ↑ Ohlmarks, Åke (1978) Tolkiens arv, see the jacket text and p.11.