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| Sagan om Tolkien | |
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| Publication Information | |
| 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, afterwards 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
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.