Who wrote the novel "The Hobbit"?
"The Hobbit" is a fantasy novel by English author J. R. R. Tolkien. It was published on 21 September 1937 to wide critical acclaim, being nominated for the Carnegie Medal and awarded a prize from the New York Herald Tribune for best juvenile fiction. The book remains popular and is recognized as a classic in children's literature.
The novel introduced Tolkien’s richly imagined world of Middle Earth in its Third Age and served as a prologue to his "The Lord of the Rings".
Hobbits, a race of small humanlike creatures, characteristically value peace, simplicity, and cosy homes yet are capable of incredible feats of courage and resourcefulness.
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892 - 1973) was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor who is best known as the author of the classic high fantasy works "The Hobbit", "The Lord of the Rings", and "The Silmarillion". They have caused Tolkien to be popularly identified as the "father" of modern fantasy literature.
In 2008, "The Times" ranked him sixth on a list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945". Forbes ranked him the 5th top-earning "dead celebrity" in 2009.
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