Roverandom -

J. R. R. Tolkien

HarperCollins

2002

116 páginas

3h 52m

ISBN-13: 9780007149117

For the first time in A-format paperback, J.R.R. Tolkien's novella about the adventures of a bewitched toy dog While on holiday in 1925, four-year-old Michael Tolkien lost his beloved toy dog on the beach at Filey in Yorkshire. To console him, his father, J.R.R.Tolkien, improvised a story about Rover, a real dog who is magically transformed into a toy and is forced to seek out the wizard who wronged him in order to be returned to normal. This charming tale, peopled by a sand-sorcerer and a terrible dragon, by the king of the sea and the Man-in-the-Moon, went through several drafts over the years. Now, more than 70 years on, the adventures of Rover -- or, for reasons that become clear in the story, 'Roverandom' -- are published in A format for the first time. Rich in wit and wordplay, Roverandom is edited and introduced by Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond and includes Tolkien's own delightful illustrations.

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4 (Muito bom)

Um pouco diferente do estilo do universo de Senhor dos Anéis, esse livro é divertido e cativante. Uma história infantil que Tolkien criou para seu filho que ficou triste após perder seu cãozinho de brinquedo na praia, Roverandom é um livro para todos que queiram conhecer mais os primeiros trabalhos do autor e, claro, para crianças de todas as mulheres idades