LONDON: Christopher Tolkien, the son of J.R.R. Tolkien who was responsible for publishing many of his father’s works, has died at age 95, the Tolkien Society said. “Tolkien studies would never be what it is today without Christopher Tolkien’s contribution,” Fimi said. Christopher was critical of the “commercialization” of his father’s work in a 2012 interview with French newspaper Le Monde. Christopher was born in Leeds, in northern England, on Nov. 21, 1924, his father’s third and youngest son.

Source: Manila Times January 18, 2020 18:45 UTC