Bored of the Rings, Parody of J.R.R.Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings

Henry N.Beard and Douglas C.Kenney

ISBN 10: 0575073624 / ISBN 13: 9780575073623

Published by Gollancz, London, 2001

About this Item

Green cloth, no jacket. Unmarked copy.

Seller Inventory # 59605

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Bored of the Rings, Parody of J.R.R.Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings
• Publisher: Gollancz, London
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0575073624
• ISBN 13: 9780575073623
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Reprint
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • english literature

About this title

Synopsis

Sometimes childish, sometimes rude, always clever and always very, very funny this book has delighted most, and outraged a few, Tolkien fans in the US for nearly 30 years. Pulling in references to popular culture and fantasy literature as a whole this is a killingly effective parody of Lord of the Rings. From the dreary Goddamn (Gollum), to the feckless Arrowroot (Aragorn), the bungling Goodgulf (Gandalf) to the timid, meanminded boggies Frito (Frodo) and Dildo (Bilbo) no character is safe. Fleeing the Nozdrul, bored by acid-casualty Tim Benzedrine and harrassed throughout by the minions of Sorhed the fellowship move through a Middle Earth like no other. Short, sharp and very much to the point even Tolkien would be hard-pressed to surpress a giggle at Bored of the Rings.

About the Author

The Harvard Lampoon are Douglas Kenney and Henry Beard. They wrote Bored of the Rings when they were at Harvard University. They then went on to found The National Lampoon, America's most notorious satirical institution.