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John Garth

ジョン・ガース

Jon Gāsu

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
:
Died
:
Nationality
British
Languages
English
Residence History
London

Career

Occupations
Journalist, Author
Active Years
1997-2024
Affiliations
Evening Standard
Influenced
Tolkien scholars

Education

St Anne's College, Oxford
English
Country: United Kingdom

Awards

Mythopoeic Award
2004
Work: Tolkien and the Great War
Category: Scholarship
Organization: Mythopoeic Society
Result: Winner
Tolkien Society Awards
2014
Work: Articles
Category: Best Article
Organization: Tolkien Society
Result: Winner
Tolkien Society Awards
2016
Work: Articles
Category: Best Article
Organization: Tolkien Society
Result: Winner
Tolkien Society Awards
2017
Work: Outstanding contribution
Organization: Tolkien Society
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Tolkien and the Great War: The Threshold of Middle-earth

2003 Biography

Biography exploring J.R.R. Tolkien's World War I experiences and their influence on Middle-earth creation.

World War IMiddle-earth
Translations
  • Translated into at least nine languages

The Worlds of J. R. R. Tolkien: The Places that Inspired Middle-earth

2020 Tolkien studies

Explores places Tolkien visited and their inspiration for Middle-earth, with photographs.

Inspirational placesTolkien's life
Translations
  • Translated into at least ten languages

Tolkien at Exeter College: How an Oxford undergraduate created Middle-earth

2014 Biography

Tolkien's time at Exeter College, Oxford, and the creation of Middle-earth.

Undergraduate yearsMiddle-earth

Bibliography

  • Ten entries in J. R. R. Tolkien Encyclopedia
  • 'A Brief Biography' in A Companion to J. R. R. Tolkien

Style & Themes

Literary Style
JournalisticDetailed scholarship
Recurring Motifs
Tolkien's war experienceInfluence of places

Legacy

Pioneer in Tolkien studies, whose biography significantly influenced scholarship.

In Popular Culture

  • Standard reference in Tolkien books

Trivia

  • Freelance author specializing in Tolkien
  • Worked 18 years as newspaper journalist