An edition of The Silmarillion
(1977)
Le Silmarillon
by J.R.R. Tolkien
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A number-one New York Times bestseller when it was originally published, The Silmarillion is the core of J.R.R. Tolkien's imaginative writing, a work whose origins stretch back to a time long before The Hobbit.
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Fantasy fiction, Short stories, Middle Earth (Imaginary place), Elves, Fiction, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, fantasy, epic, Middle earth (imaginary place), fiction, English Fantasy fiction, English literature, Engelse fiksie, fantasy, Bilbo Baggins (Fictitious character), silmaril, Fiction, fairy tales, folk tales, legends & mythology, Fiction, fantasy, dragons & mythical creatures, Fiction, fantasy, action & adventure, English fictionShowing 11 featured editions. View all 149 editions?
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The Silmarillion
1999, HarperCollins
in English
- New ed. / edited by Christopher Tolkien.
0261102427 9780261102422
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"Il y eut Eru, le Premier, qu'en Arda on appelle Ilúvatar; il créa d'abord les Ainur, les Bénis, qu'il engendra de sa pensée, et ceux-là furent avec lui avant que nulle chose ne fût créée."
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