Nick Groom

Nick Groom

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Nick Groom is Professor of Literature in English at the University of Macau and the author of The Vampire: A New History and Tolkien in the 21st Century among other books.

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A weird tale of realism set in The Lord of the Rings universe.
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How Tolkien filled Middle-Earth with a “weird realism” philosophy
The One Ring has its own agency and sentience — and it opens up a wonderful philosophy of things beyond our comprehension.
Nick Groom
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