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'''''Leaf by Niggle''''' is a paperback edition of the short story written by J. R. R. Tolkien.
'''''Leaf by Niggle''''' is a paperback edition of the short story written by J. R. R. Tolkien.


==From the publisher==
==From the publisher==
{{blockquote|Published for the very first time in its own volume, Tolkien’s remarkable tale about a painter whose obsession with detail prevents him from finishing his great work.
{{blockquote|Published for the very first time in its own volume, Tolkien’s remarkable tale about a painter whose obsession with detail prevents him from finishing his great work.<br/><br/>Niggle is a painter. Not a very successful one, partly because he has so many other things to do. For some time he has been obsessed with one particular canvas a curious picture of a tree with a vast landscape stretching out behind it. The painting keeps getting bigger and bigger, but Niggle has a journey to make.<br/><br/>In 1939 Tolkien was despairing of ever bringing his great work The Lord of the Rings to a conclusion. One morning he woke up with the story Leaf by Niggle complete in his mind and wrote it down. This poignant story, about an artist on a curious journey, is often seen as an allegory of the writer’s own creative process and life.<br/><br/>Published to coincide with a new touring stage production of the story, this is the first time the story has been published in its own volume, enabling readers to savour one of Tolkien’s most elegant, haunting and least-known short stories.}}
Niggle is a painter. Not a very successful one, partly because he has so many other things to do. For some time he has been obsessed with one particular canvas a curious picture of a tree with a vast landscape stretching out behind it. The painting keeps getting bigger and bigger, but Niggle has a journey to make.
 
In 1939 Tolkien was despairing of ever bringing his great work The Lord of the Rings to a conclusion. One morning he woke up with the story Leaf by Niggle complete in his mind and wrote it down. This poignant story, about an artist on a curious journey, is often seen as an allegory of the writer’s own creative process and life.
 
Published to coincide with a new touring stage production of the story, this is the first time the story has been published in its own volume, enabling readers to savour one of Tolkien’s most elegant, haunting and least-known short stories.}}


==External links==
==External links==


*[http://www.tolkiensociety.org/2016/06/leaf-by-niggle-to-be-published-in-its-own-volume/  
*[http://www.tolkiensociety.org/2016/06/leaf-by-niggle-to-be-published-in-its-own-volume/ “Leaf by Niggle” to be published in its own volume'] (announcement by [[The Tolkien Society]])  
“Leaf by Niggle” to be published in its own volume'] (announcement by [[The Tolkien Society]])  


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Leaf by Niggle
AuthorJ.R.R. Tolkien
PublisherHarperCollins
Released28 July 2016
FormatPaperback, E-book
Pages64
ISBN9780008205539

Leaf by Niggle is a paperback edition of the short story written by J. R. R. Tolkien.

From the publisher

Published for the very first time in its own volume, Tolkien’s remarkable tale about a painter whose obsession with detail prevents him from finishing his great work.

Niggle is a painter. Not a very successful one, partly because he has so many other things to do. For some time he has been obsessed with one particular canvas a curious picture of a tree with a vast landscape stretching out behind it. The painting keeps getting bigger and bigger, but Niggle has a journey to make.

In 1939 Tolkien was despairing of ever bringing his great work The Lord of the Rings to a conclusion. One morning he woke up with the story Leaf by Niggle complete in his mind and wrote it down. This poignant story, about an artist on a curious journey, is often seen as an allegory of the writer’s own creative process and life.

Published to coincide with a new touring stage production of the story, this is the first time the story has been published in its own volume, enabling readers to savour one of Tolkien’s most elegant, haunting and least-known short stories.

External links