NOMINATED FOR THE 2002 HUGO AND LOCUS AWARD When J.R.R. Tolkien created the extraordinary world of Middle-earth and populated it with fantastic, archetypal denizens, reinventing the heroic quest, the world hardly noticed. Sales of The Lord of the Rings languished for the better part of two decades, until the Ballantine editions were published here in America. By late 1950s, however, the books were selling well and beginning to change the face of fantasy. . . . forever. A generation of students and aspiring writers had their hearts and imaginations captured by the rich tapestry of the Middle-earth mythos, the larger-than-life heroic characters, the extraordinary and exquisite nature of Tolkien's prose, and the unending quest to balance evil with good. These young readers grew up to become the successful writers of modern fantasy. They created their own worlds and universes, in some cases their own languages, and their own epic heroic quests. And all of them owe a debt of gratitude to the works and the author who first set them on the path. In Meditations on Middle-earth, sixteen bestselling fantasy authors share details of their personal relationships with Tolkien's mythos, for it inspired them all. Had there been no Lord of the Rings, there would also have been no Earthsea books by Ursula K. Le Guin; no Song of Ice and Fire saga from George R. R. Martin; no Tales of Discworld from Terry Pratchett; no Legends of Alvin Maker from Orson Scott Card. Each of them was influenced by the master mythmaker, and now each reveals the nature of that influence and their personal relationships with the greatest fantasy novels ever written in the English language. If you've never read the Tolkien books, read these essays and discover the depthy and beauty of his work. If you are a fan of The Lord of the Rings, the candid comments of these modern mythmakers will give you new insight into the subtlety, power, and majesty of Tolkien's tales and how he told them.
Meditations on Middle-Earth - New Writing on the Worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien by Orson Scott Card, Ursula K. Le Guin, Raymond E. Feist, Terry Pratchett, Charles de Lint, George R.R. Martin & More
Ursula K. Le Guin
St. Martin's Press
2012
211 páginas
7h 2m
ISBN-13: 9781429974738
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Ursula Kroeber Le Guin
Ursula K. Le Guin nasceu em outubro de 1929 em Berkeley, na Califórnia, e é filha do antropólogo Alfred Kroeber e da escritora Theodora Kroeber. Estudou na Radcliffe College e na Universidade de Columbia e se casou, em Paris, com o jovem historiador Charles Le Guin. A autora tem uma vasta obra, que inclui poesia, contos e romances, publicada e traduzida no mundo todo. Foi vencedora dos mais renomados prêmios da literatura fantástica: Hugo, Nebula, Locus, Asimov, Lewis Carroll, Shelf, World Fantasy, entre outros. Por O feiticeiro de Terramar, recebeu ainda o prêmio Horn Book, do jornal The Boston Globe. O Ciclo de Terramar, composto por cinco narrativas e um livro de contos, e o romance A Mão Esquerda das Trevas, parte do Ciclo de Hainish, são as suas obras mais conhecidas. Hoje em dia, é considerada uma das melhores autoras do gênero.
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Califórnia, Estados Unidos da América