In the organizer's words:

Anyone watching the news today can lose hope of a just, peaceful world. So what can books achieve? A lot, let's say with J.R.R. Tolkien. We re-read The Lord of the Rings as a book in which hope is a central concept, and let the man behind Tolkien's work have his say in his letters.

The Tolkien experts Tobias M. Eckrich (Chairman of the German Tolkien Society), Annika Röttinger (military historian and podcaster) and Lisa Kuppler (editor and translator) in conversation.

The actor Timmo Niesner (Frodo's voice) will read from texts and letters.

Timmo Niesner, born in 1971, is an actor, dubbing actor, dialog book author and dubbing director. He is the regular voice actor for Elijah Wood, including in his role as Frodo Baggins in the Lord of the Rings saga, as well as for Tom Welling, Peter Sarsgaard and Topher Grace in various films.

An event of the series "Self-Defense, Literary" of the German Literature Archive Marbach, in cooperation with the German National Library, the German Tolkien Society and the Klett-Cotta publishing house.

Price information:

Free admission. Please register at https://www.dnb.de/veranstaltungfrankfurt