J.R.R. Tolkien: Codemaker, Spy-Master, Hero
J.R.R. Tolkien: Codemaker, Spy-Master, Hero: an unauthorised biography, written by "Elansea", with consulting editors Alex Lewis and Elizabeth Currie, is a biographical book about J.R.R. Tolkien.
Critical reception
Wayne G. Hammond, reviewing the book, is not convinced by the authors' thesis, and says the he does "not believe for a moment that Tolkien was a secret agent". He claims that the book lacks supporting evidence, and that its thesis would require a conspiracy theory "as well as forged documents and the destruction of evidence".
The participants of the Swedish-language Tolkien Seminary (led by Beregond, Anders Stenström) came to the conclusion that the main thesis of the book is solely argued negatively (along the line of "it is not known what Tolkien was doing these days, perhaps he was doing this"), thus suggesting weak evidence. A positive aspect about the book, however, is that the reasoning is clear and to-the-point.
Referencias
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