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En estos momentos se está subastando en E-Bay una carta personal de J.R.R. Tolkien, de dos páginas y firmada por él. La carta data del 8 de Septiembre de 1955, y va dirigida a la Señora South. En dicha carta se debate el final de la trilogía de El Señor de los Anillos, y Tolkien explica sus dificultades para concluir dicho trabajo, y su intención de darle un final satisfactorio. Al mismo tiempo que identifica Gondor con la Venecia actual.
“‘I went for a brief holiday to Gondor (or in modern terms Venice) which only served to reveal my tiredness to the full and not to relieve it. Since my return I have let the days slip. Not to the detriment of Vol. III! That was out of my hands some time ago … in the end much has had to be jettisoned, including the facsimiles of the ‘Book of Mazarbul’ and the index of names (with translation). Such as it is, another 300 pages of narrative and about 100 of additional matter should appear soon … I will not relieve your anxiety about the fate of the various characters, but I hope the ending will not seem unworthy. I have not myself any doubt that things went just so, but that does not say that my attempt to record them is successful. The problems of presentiment with so many centres of sympathy and attention were considerable. Before long I must turn to the legends of the First and Second Ages, and put them in order!”
El precio de salida de tan importante documento histórico ha sido de 8000 libras, y aunque sólo queda 1 hora apenas de subasta, todavía no ha recibido ninguna puja.
Os dejo el enlace donde podéis seguir la subasta, que incluye fotografía de la carta:
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