"The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings" are just the most famous works by JRR Tolkien. The fantasy author died almost fifty years ago, and there is still something worthy of publication in his estate. Tilman Spreckelsen speaks with the German Tolkien lecturer, Stephan Askani, about the recently published book "Nature and Beings of Middle-earth - Late Writings on the Countries, Peoples and Creatures and the Metaphysics of Middle-earth" and other discoveries in Tolkien's estate. A special episode of the books podcast from the FAZ stand at the Frankfurt Book Fair.
JRR Tolkien's "Nature and Beings of Middle-earth - Late Writings on the Countries, Peoples and Creatures and on the Metaphysics of Middle-earth" was translated from English by Susanne Held and Helmut W. Pesch, edited by Carl F. Hostetter, is currently on Hobbit Presse / Klett-Cotta has been published, has 720 pages and costs 28 euros.
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