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'''Adam Tolkien''' (born 1969) is the son of [[Christopher Tolkien]], brother to [[Rachel Tolkien]] and half brother to [[Simon Tolkien]]. He translated into French several works of his grandfather: [[Pictures by J.R.R. Tolkien]] (1994), [[The Book of Lost Tales | '''Adam Tolkien''' (born 1969) is the son of [[Christopher Tolkien]], brother to [[Rachel Tolkien]] and half brother to [[Simon Tolkien]]. He is a lighting engineer by profession, but has also translated into French several works of his grandfather: ''[[Pictures by J.R.R. Tolkien]]'' (1994), ''[[The Book of Lost Tales Part One]]'' (1995), and ''[[The Book of Lost Tales Part Two]]'' (1998). In the preface to ''[[The Children of Húrin]]'' he is also credited as having helped his father edit his grandfather's notes. | ||
==Family Tree== | |||
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{{familytree| | | | | | | | | | | EDB |y| JRR | | | | | | | | | | | |JRR=[[J.R.R. Tolkien]]|EDB=[[Edith Tolkien|Edith Bratt]]}} | |||
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{{familytree| JOT | | MIT | | FAI |y|CHT |y| BAT | | PRT |JOT=[[John Tolkien]]|MIT=[[Michael Tolkien]]|CHT=[[Christopher Tolkien]]|FAI=[[Faith Tolkien|Faith Faulconbridge]]|BAT=[[Baillie Tolkien]]|PRT=[[Priscilla Tolkien]]}} | |||
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{{familytree| | | | | | | | SIT | | | ADT | | RAT |SIT=[[Simon Tolkien]]|ADT=[[Adam Tolkien]]|RAT=[[Rachel Tolkien]]}} | |||
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==See also== | |||
[http:// | * [http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/?docId=1000074611 "On The Children of Húrin" by Adam Tolkien ] | ||
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[[Category:Translators|Tolkien, Adam]] | |||
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Revision as of 11:08, 20 August 2014
Adam Tolkien (born 1969) is the son of Christopher Tolkien, brother to Rachel Tolkien and half brother to Simon Tolkien. He is a lighting engineer by profession, but has also translated into French several works of his grandfather: Pictures by J.R.R. Tolkien (1994), The Book of Lost Tales Part One (1995), and The Book of Lost Tales Part Two (1998). In the preface to The Children of Húrin he is also credited as having helped his father edit his grandfather's notes.
Family Tree
Edith Bratt | J.R.R. Tolkien | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Tolkien | Michael Tolkien | Faith Faulconbridge | Christopher Tolkien | Baillie Tolkien | Priscilla Tolkien | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Simon Tolkien | Adam Tolkien | Rachel Tolkien | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||