by J.R.R. Tolkien · Círculo de Lectores · tapa dura · ISBN 9788422686576
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«Egidio el granjero de Ham» is a fantasy tale by J.R.R. Tolkien, published by Círculo de Lectores in hardcover (92 pages, in Spanish).
Egidio, a peaceful farmer, goes up to the hills to see if there really is a giant and scares him off by chance after a fright and an unlucky shot. Turned into a hero without meaning to, his fame spreads through the kingdom and soon he will have to deal with a dragon, in a zany story full of humor.
Translation by Julio César Santoyo and José M. Santamaría, with illustrations by Roger Garland. 2001 edition; the tale was originally published in 1949 as «Farmer Giles of Ham».
A fantasy tale with a humorous tone, aimed at both young readers and adults wanting a short read by J.R.R. Tolkien.
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was an English writer and academic philologist. He was the author of the high fantasy works The Hobbit (1937) and The Lord of the Rings (1954–1955).
