An edition of The Hobbit (1937)

Lo Hobbit

Con le illustrazioni di Alan Lee

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An edition of The Hobbit (1937)

Lo Hobbit

Con le illustrazioni di Alan Lee

  • 4.3 (436 ratings) ·
  • 2,799 Want to read
  • 236 Currently reading
  • 673 Have read

Per i lettori di tutto il mondo, Lo Hobbit è il primo capitolo del Signore degli Anelli, uno dei massimi cicli narrativi del XX secolo. Questa edizione vede la nuova traduzione della Società Tolkieniana Italiana, e le splendide illustrazioni di Alan Lee.

Gli hobbit sono (o erano) gente piccola, alta all'incirca la metà di noi, e più bassa dei barbuti nani. Gli hobbit non hanno barba. In loro c'è poco o niente di magico, a parte quella magia di tipo comune e quotidiano che li aiuta a sparire silenziosi e rapidi quando persone ingombranti e stupide come me e voi gli capitano intorno, con un rumore da elefante che essi sono in grado di sentire a un miglio di distanza.

Pubblicato per la prima volta nel 1937, «Lo Hobbit» è per i lettori di tutto il mondo il primo capitolo del «Signore degli Anelli», uno dei massimi cicli narrativi del XX secolo. Protagonisti della vicenda sono, per l'appunto, gli hobbit, piccoli esseri «dolci come il miele e resistenti come le radici di alberi secolari», che vivono con semplicità e saggezza in un idillico scenario di campagna: la Contea. La placida esistenza degli hobbit viene turbata quando il mago Gandalf e tredici nani si presentano alla porta dell'ignaro Bilbo Baggins e lo trascinano in una pericolosa avventura. Lo scopo è la riconquista di un leggendario tesoro, custodito da Smaug, un grande e temibile drago. Bilbo, riluttante, si imbarca nell'impresa, inconsapevole che lungo il cammino s'imbatterà in una strana creatura di nome Gollum.

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Publisher
Bompiani
Language
Italian
Pages
418

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Edition Availability
Cover of: O Hobbit
O Hobbit
2019, Harper Collins
in Portuguese
Cover of: Ka hopita
Ka hopita: a iʻole, i laila a hoʻi hou mai
2016, Evertype
paperback in Hawaiian - First edition.
Cover of: Der hobit
Der hobit: oder ahin un vider tsurik
2015, Evertype
hardcover in Yiddish
Cover of: Lo Hobbit
Lo Hobbit: Con le illustrazioni di Alan Lee
2012, Bompiani
Paperback in Italian
Cover of: Hobbitus Ille
Hobbitus Ille: Illuc Atque Rursus Retrorsum
2012, HarperCollins Publishers, HarperCollins, Harpercollins
Hardcover in Latin - printing (2)
Cover of: The Hobbit
The Hobbit: or, There and Back Again
2012, Mariner Books
Paperback in English - 75th Anniversary Edition; First Mariner Books Edition (6)
Cover of: The Hobbit
The Hobbit: or There and Back Again
2011, HarperCollins Publishers
Paperback in English - 75th Anniversary Edition (29)
Cover of: Der Hobbit
Der Hobbit
2010, Klett-Cotta
Epub in German
Cover of: Der kleine Hobbit
Der kleine Hobbit
2001, dtv
Paperback in German
Cover of: Хоббит
Хоббит
1993, Olimp
paperback in Russian
Cover of: The Hobbit
The Hobbit: or, There and Back Again
1966, Mariner Books
paperback in English - 75th Anniversary Edition; First Mariner Books Edition (1)

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Illustrator
Alan Lee

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Pagination
VII-410 p.
Number of pages
418

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL26676168M
ISBN 13
9788845268342

Work Description

The Hobbit is a tale of high adventure, undertaken by a company of dwarves in search of dragon-guarded gold. A reluctant partner in this perilous quest is Bilbo Baggins, a comfort-loving unambitious hobbit, who surprises even himself by his resourcefulness and skill as a burglar.

Encounters with trolls, goblins, dwarves, elves, and giant spiders, conversations with the dragon, Smaug, and a rather unwilling presence at the Battle of Five Armies are just some of the adventures that befall Bilbo.

Bilbo Baggins has taken his place among the ranks of the immortals of children’s fiction. Written by Professor Tolkien for his children, The Hobbit met with instant critical acclaim when published.

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In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.
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