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J.R.R. Tolkien, whose The Lord of the Rings has sold over 200 thousand copies and has won over millions of devoted fans all over the world, was passed over for the 1961 Nobel literature prize after his books were described as second rate.
Newly released documents, declassified after 50 years, show that Tolkien was rejected because The Lord Of The Rings had 'not in any way measured up to storytelling of the highest quality'.
Ну ладно, а кто в 1961-м году заслужил?
It was Ivo Andric, Yugoslav writer, who won for the "epic force with which he has traced themes and depicted human destinies."
Мне стало любопытно.
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Newly released documents, declassified after 50 years, show that Tolkien was rejected because The Lord Of The Rings had 'not in any way measured up to storytelling of the highest quality'.
Ну ладно, а кто в 1961-м году заслужил?
It was Ivo Andric, Yugoslav writer, who won for the "epic force with which he has traced themes and depicted human destinies."
Мне стало любопытно.
[Poll #1864207]