Roverandom

Paperback, 144 pages

Published Sept. 2, 2002 by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.

ISBN:
978-0-00-714911-7
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Roverandom is a novella written by J.R.R. Tolkien, originally told in 1925. It deals with the adventures of a young dog, Rover. In the story, an irritable wizard turns Rover into a toy, and Rover goes to the moon and under the sea in order to find the wizard again to turn him back into a normal-sized dog. The author wrote Roverandom for his son Michael Tolkien to amuse him upon the loss of his favorite toy — a little leaden dog. The work is in tone a children's story, but contains many allusions and references in the manner of "Farmer Giles of Ham".

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Una storia semplice, che racconta uno dei lati più magici di Tolkien: basandosi su un fatto realmente accaduto (suo figlio che perde un cane giocattolo) e pescando dal folklore e dalla mitologia, l'autore crea un mondo fantastico abitato da personaggi che rimangono nel cuore, nonostante appunto la brevità.

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Subjects

  • Classic fiction
  • Fantasy