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As I understand it a lot of the heavy lifting on that (the Silmarillion) was done by a young Guy Gavriel Kay. But neither of them have been very forthcoming ab
by ska 7y ago
As I understand it a lot of the heavy lifting on that (the Silmarillion) was done by a young Guy Gavriel Kay. But neither of them have been very forthcoming about the collaboration.
- Andrex 7y agoChristopher has also publicly expressed regret at how quickly he assembled the published Silmarillion, I wonder if that's related.
- einpoklum 7y agoWas he thinking about a re-edited edition of The Silmarillion? With significant changes?
- mcguire 7y agoMy understanding is that The Silmarilion was originally conceived as wrapped in Bilbo's Translations ftom the Elvish*. Christopher Tolkien said that he regretted not having that in the published version. But there was never any talk of a new edition.
- Mediterraneo10 7y agoIt has been years since I read about Kay's role, but IIRC he wrote only a few very brief passages and the pair were open about their roles. I remember being surprised at how little new material had to be written to make J.R.R. Tolkien's own texts coherent.