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"An English translation of The Last Ring-Bearer has taken off among Middle-Earth lovers but incurred the disapproval of Tolkien's publisher"
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/feb/08/lord-of-the-rings-reworking-tolkien-estate
Also:
"When Hari Kunzru met Michael Moorcock" - interview write-up -
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/feb/04/michael-moorcock-hari-kunzru
And a full transcript -
http://harikunzru.com/archive/interview-michael-moorcock-2010
"I was pretty confused after walking around Oxford for most of the day. My friends and I kept passing colleges and buildings that were part of the university but where was the actual main campus?"
http://www.glampacker.com/2011/02/5-things-to-do-in-oxford-on-a-day-trip/
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/feb/08/lord-of-the-rings-reworking-tolkien-estate
Also:
"When Hari Kunzru met Michael Moorcock" - interview write-up -
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/feb/04/michael-moorcock-hari-kunzru
And a full transcript -
http://harikunzru.com/archive/interview-michael-moorcock-2010
"I was pretty confused after walking around Oxford for most of the day. My friends and I kept passing colleges and buildings that were part of the university but where was the actual main campus?"
http://www.glampacker.com/2011/02/5-things-to-do-in-oxford-on-a-day-trip/
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Date: 2011-02-08 05:23 pm (UTC)Good thing I've already downloaded it, then... And if they struck a deal with the Russian author, and commissioned a professional translator, I would love to buy it and make them money.
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Date: 2011-02-08 08:27 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-02-08 11:48 pm (UTC)By the way, I have been sent so much awful fanfic over the years that I would have trouble feeling sorry if the whole lot was banned.
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Date: 2011-02-09 09:29 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-02-08 08:27 pm (UTC)Wow, colleges with bars, who'd have thought students were interested in alcohol?
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Date: 2011-02-08 10:51 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-02-10 05:05 pm (UTC)But that said ... what kind of preparation did the blogger make, that they didn't know there wasn't an "Oxford University campus"?
Oh well.
As for the bosses of the ceiling inspiring Tolkien's ents? I would have thought that looking up at actual trees would have done that for him much more thoroughly.