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Doomed to die : an A-Z of death in Tolkien / written and illustrated by Tom Racine.
Van Pelt Library PR6039.O32 Z796 2025
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Racine, Tom, author, illustrator.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973--Characters--Humor.
- Tolkien, J. R. R.
- English language--Alphabet--Humor.
- English language.
- Death in literature.
- Genre:
- alphabet books.
- Black humor.
- Stories in rhyme.
- Alphabet books.
- Illustrated works.
- Physical Description:
- 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations ; 18 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : William Morrow, 2025.
- Summary:
- "A distinguished linguist and scholar, J.R.R. Tolkien is celebrated as the father of the fantasy genre. He populated his books with Hobbit, Orcs, Elves, Dragons and Dwarces, but as in all epic tales, there can be only one fate for Mortal Men.... Doomed to Die is a uniquely irreverent glance at the world of Tolkien [inspired by the art and work of Edward Gorey, especially the Gashlycrumb Tinies]"--Back cover and Inspriation.
- Contains:
- Inspired by: Gorey, Edward, 1925-2000. Gashlycrumb tinies.
- ISBN:
- 9780063474420
- 0063474425
- OCLC:
- 1535803234
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