Those who have not read the book know it by hearsay as an object of affection for its readers, as ‘an absolute must-read’ - sometimes even as ‘the book of the twentieth century’. The Lord of the Rings, Le Seigneur des Anneaux, El Señor de los Anillos, Kryezoti i Unazave, Sayyid al-Khawatim, Eraztunen Jauna, Sarbadhipoti Angti, Mo Jie, La Mastro de l’Ringoj… in over fifty languages, images engraved in the reader’s mind come to life with these words: Frodo and Sam climbing Mount Orodruin in order to destroy Sauron’s ring, which they had brought from the Shire to Mordor at the risk of their lives Gollum on the steps of Cirith Ungol the fight with Shelob, or the battle on Weathertop the farewell to Lórien, or Éowyn’s grief at losing Aragorn Tom Bombadil’s peacefulness and the solace to be found in Bag End.
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