Nazi smackdown, by J.R.R. Tolkien.

May 17, 2010 02:51


In 1937 a German publisher was interested in producing a German translation of Tolkien’s classic The Hobbit for publication in that country. Of course, at the time, the Nazis were in power there, and the publication of anything written by Jews was prohibited. The Nazis were not sure what to make of Tolkien’s name, so this publisher wrote him a ( Read more... )

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waitsjunkie May 18 2010, 14:08:37 UTC
What a brilliant reply... :oD

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ogrevi May 19 2010, 17:17:43 UTC
HE was the man.

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