Charles de Lint vs. J. R. R. Tolkien
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
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Charles de Lint
1951 – present
Literature
Canada
Charles de Lint is a Canadian writer.
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"We're all made of stories. When they finally put us underground, the stories are what will go on. Not forever, perhaps, but for a time. It's a kind of immortali…"
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J. R. R. Tolkien
1892 – 1973
Literature
United Kingdom
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John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was an English writer and philologist. He was the author of the high fantasy works The Hobbit (1937) and The Lord of the Rings (1954–55).
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"I wish life was not so short," he thought. "Languages take such a time, and so do all the things one wants to know about."
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Connections
J. R. R. Tolkien was influenced by Charles de Lint
Shared era: 1951 – 1973
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