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In a letter written to Charlotte and Denis Plimmer in 1967, Tolkien said that he seldom found any modern books that could hold his attention. One exception though was the science fiction of Isaac Asimov, which Tolkien said he enjoyed.<ref>{{L|294}}</ref> | In a letter written to Charlotte and Denis Plimmer in 1967, Tolkien said that he seldom found any modern books that could hold his attention. One exception though was the science fiction of Isaac Asimov, which Tolkien said he enjoyed.<ref>{{L|294}}</ref> | ||
In an interview conducted in [[1988]], Asimov said that he "likes" Tolkien and have read him (likely referring to ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'') five times.<ref>Slawek Wojtowicz, [http://www.slawcio.com/asimov.html Dr Isaac Asimov Talks with Slawek Wojtowicz] (conducted 27 August 1988) at [http://www.slawcio.com/ Slawcio.com] (accessed 2 September 2011)</ref> | |||
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
Revision as of 10:54, 2 September 2011
Isaac Asimov (Russian: Исаак Озимов) (c. January 2, 1920 - April 6, 1992) was a prolific science fiction author and polemic. As such, some of his writings discuss J.R.R. Tolkien's thematics, especially the One Ring.
In a letter written to Charlotte and Denis Plimmer in 1967, Tolkien said that he seldom found any modern books that could hold his attention. One exception though was the science fiction of Isaac Asimov, which Tolkien said he enjoyed.[1]
In an interview conducted in 1988, Asimov said that he "likes" Tolkien and have read him (likely referring to The Lord of the Rings) five times.[2]
Bibliography
- 1980: Panorama
- (May): "The One Ring is What We Make It"
- 1983: Asimov on Science Fiction
- "The Ring of Evil"
- 1991: Isaac's Universe, volume two: Phases in Chaos
- "Concerning Tolkien"
- 1996: Magic: The Final Fantasy Collection
- "Concerning Tolkien"
External links
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 294, (dated 8 February 1967)
- ↑ Slawek Wojtowicz, Dr Isaac Asimov Talks with Slawek Wojtowicz (conducted 27 August 1988) at Slawcio.com (accessed 2 September 2011)
