The Lord of the Rings

Source of Gollum, the figure Ian used to personify his grasping, needy shadow.

Where it appears 3

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  the forbidden wonderland of murakamiEp 10 · with Salih Yayar

  Cited by Salih, alongside Star Wars, as a fully invented universe that keeps a barrier between reader and world, unlike magical realism.

  Listen at 12:09Read it in the transcript
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  merchant of masksEp 6 · with Logan Macnair

  Cited as a classic shaped by its author's war experience, as well as by his love of language, myth and faith.

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  how to win at pinball & lifeEp 3 · with Ian Coll

Connections

Created by

• J. R. R. Tolkien

Written by

• J. R. R. Tolkien

Referenced by

• Magical realism has no entry barrier
• Gollum