Twenty-First Century Tolkien

What is it about Middle-Earth that continues to capture imaginations more than eighty years after it first appeared? Nick Groom sets out to answer that question, drawing on Tolkien's earliest influences and key moments from his life to offer a fresh reading of his work. The book moves through subjects including friendship, failure, the environment and diversity, considering Tolkien's place in a post-covid age and arguing that his world has never felt more relevant.