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English writer and philologist (1892–1973)

Also known as: J.R.R Tolkien, John R. R. Tolkien, John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, John Tolkien, Tolkien, J・R・R・トールキン

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Known works

The Hobbit (1938)
The Two Towers (1999)
The Return of the King (1967)
The Fellowship of the Ring (1972)
Works (Farmer Giles of Ham / Hobbit / Leaf by Niggle / Smith of Wootton Major)