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In another interview Pratchett is asked:"Why do you feel uncomfortable with being ahead of Tolkien?" and he reply: | In another interview Pratchett is asked:"Why do you feel uncomfortable with being ahead of Tolkien?" and he reply: | ||
{{blockquote| | {{blockquote|I think Tolkien will be around in a hundred years time but I’m not certain that I will.|<ref>[http://www.gamesradar.com/interview_terry_pratchett/ INTERVIEW Terry Pratchett] at [http://www.gamesradar.com/].|accessed=12 March 2015</ref>}} | ||
==Bibliography, selected== | ==Bibliography, selected== |
Revision as of 20:04, 12 March 2015
Sir Terence David John Pratchett (born 28 April 1948 - 12 March 2015) is an English author who primarily writes fantasy fiction.His comic fantasy book series Discworld frequently parody, or take inspiration from, J. R. R. Tolkien.
In an interview with The New York Times, Pratchett is asked “Who are your favorite fantasy novelists?” to which he reply:
O.K., I give in. J. R. R. Tolkien. I wrote a letter to him once and got a very nice reply. Just think how busy he would have been, and yet he took the time out to write to a fan.
—[1]
In another interview Pratchett is asked:"Why do you feel uncomfortable with being ahead of Tolkien?" and he reply:
I think Tolkien will be around in a hundred years time but I’m not certain that I will.
—[2]
Bibliography, selected
Articles and short stories
- 1991: After the King: Stories In Honor of J.R.R. Tolkien
- "Troll Bridge"
- 2001: Meditations on Middle-earth
- "Cult Classic"
External links
- Terry Pratchett Official UK and international website (EU, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Canada)
- Terry Pratchett at Wikipedia
References
- ↑ Terry Pratchett: By the Book at The New York Times.|accessed=12 March 2015
- ↑ INTERVIEW Terry Pratchett at [1].|accessed=12 March 2015