The quest to binge-read ‘Lord of the Rings’ in one day

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Tolkien is in. Again.

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, war veteran and Oxford medieval language professor who died more than 45 years ago, is about to be the subject of another of those global waves of fame that so perplexed him when he was alive

This May sees the release of Tolkien, a big-budget American movie focused on his early years. Last year, the world’s richest man gave an estimated $250 million to the Tolkien estate so he could develop what he hopes is the successor to the global smash hit Game of Thrones, which ends this year. It will be a billion-dollar, five-plus season epic titled — you guessed it — Lord of the Rings Read more…

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