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The Story of Kullervo by J. R. R. Tolkien (Hardcover, 2016)

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New and sealed This deluxe slipcase edition of "The Story of Kullervo" by J.R.R. Tolkien is a must-have for any fan of fantasy and fairy tales. With its hardcover format and 192 pages, this book is a true treasure that will transport you to the world of Middle Earth. The book measures 228mm in height and 149mm in width, with a weight of 700g. It was published by HarperCollins in 2016 and is written in English. The slipcase edition comes with a number of special features, making it a unique addition to any book collection. Get your hands on this incredible book today!

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The world first publication of a previously unknown work of fantasy by J.R.R. Tolkien, which tells the powerful story of a doomed young man who is sold into slavery and who swears revenge on the magician who killed his father. Kullervo son of Kalervo is perhaps the darkest and most tragic of all J.R.R. Tolkien's characters. 'Hapless Kullervo', as Tolkien called him, is a luckless orphan boy with supernatural powers and a tragic destiny. Brought up in the homestead of the dark magician Untamo, who killed his father, kidnapped his mother, and who tries three times to kill him when still a boy, Kullervo is alone save for the love of his twin sister, Wanona, and guarded by the magical powers of the black dog, Musti. When Kullervo is sold into slavery he swears revenge on the magician, but he will learn that even at the point of vengeance there is no escape from the cruellest of fates. Tolkien wrote that The Story of Kullervo was 'the germ of my attempt to write legends of my own', and was 'a major matter in the legends of the First Age'; his Kullervo was the ancestor of Turin Turambar, tragic incestuous hero of The Silmarillion. In addition to being a powerful story in its own right, The Story of Kullervo - published here for the first time with the author's drafts, notes and lecture-essays on its source-work, The Kalevala, is a foundation stone in the structure of Tolkien's invented world.