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J.R.R. Tolkien and A Legend He Created Tolkien's grand themes would play out in the world of Middle Earth. It was a world created in his head but 1) imbued with his two greatest loves -- languages and
AILSA CHANG, HOST: To Middle Earth - that's where author J. R. R. Tolkien transported readers in The Hobbit and The Lord Of The Rings to follow the adventures of Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf and this creature? (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE
The Lord of the Rings author was JRR Tolkien. He was a Professor of English Language and Literature at Oxford University in England. He died in 1973, aged 81. He signed the movie rights to a company in Hollywood in 1969. This included rights to sell
By Paul Burge London 26 June 2007 The most expensive stage show ever has opened in London's West End. Transformed from page to screen and now the stage, J.R.R. Tolkien's classic trilogy The Lord of the Rings opened (Tuesday, June 19th) at the British
By Franz Wild Abidjan 23 May 2006 As Ivory Coast prepares to play in its first football World Cup, many in the war-divided country are pinning their hopes of peace on the sport. Politicians recently o
Parents want their children to read Charles Dickens' classic 'A Christmas Carol' more than any other book during their lifetime. A survey by the University of Worcester discovered one in five parents wanted their children to experience the Victorian
A court in the Ivory Coast has sentenced two men to prison terms for dumping toxic waste that killed 17 people two years ago in Abidjan. But activists are criticizing the case because the trading company that transported the waste was not prosecuted
A group of Darfurian refugees who recently fled the war in Sudan have gathered across the border in the northern Central African Republic. But rather than living in a displacement camp as is usually the case for refugees, they live on their own, in
Ivorian Prime Minister Guillaume Soro (R) and President Laurent Gbagbo (L), 15 September 2009 (file photo) Ivorian Prime Minister Guillaume Soro is expected to announce a new government this week, and Ivorian opposition leaders continue to call for t
By Nico Colombant Abidjan 06 June 2006 Days before their football team's first-ever game in the World Cup, many Ivorian fans are still waiting for visas to support their side in Germany. -------------
By Nico Colombant Dakar 28 November 2007 Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo has embarked on a planned multi-city three-day trip to the rebel-held north in Ivory Coast, following an agreement with rebel leader turned Prime Minister Guillaume Soro to hol
By Phillip Wellman Dakar 19 September 2007 United Nations peacekeepers and French rapid reaction forces are gradually pulling back from front lines of the Ivory Coast conflict, giving more of a role to Ivorian forces, five years after the conflict be
By Phillip Wellman Dakar 16 September 2007 Efforts to reunite war-divided Ivory Coast have been fraught with difficulty, but some say the Ivorian band Magic System has been able to bring people together in a way politicians have not. The band is mark
By Nico Colombant Dakar 12 June 2007 Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaore traveled to Yamoussoukro, the capital of Ivory Coast, Tuesday to assess a March peace deal he brokered with northern rebels, opposition leaders and President Laurent Gbagbo.
LOS ANGELES, July 30 (Xinhua) -- Many Hobbit fans were excited or worried when Peter Jackson announced Monday that he will stretch the originally planned two-part adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's epic fantasy-adventure The Hobbit into a trilogy, some
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The UN Children's Fund warns thousands of Ivorian refugees(难民,逃难者), who have fled to Liberia, are threatened by disease outbreaks. UNICEF says cramped living conditions are increasing health and protection risks for children and women.
Today we meet the English word folly, and we visit a strange old building and an art exhibition. Lets start with the word folly. I guess you know what foolish means. If someone is foolish, he or she does stupid or unwise things. We can call such a pe
By Anne Look Dakar 13 October 2009 Former Ivorian prime minister Alassane Dramane Ouattara declared his candidacy for the country's long-delayed presidential elections, now scheduled for November. Former Ivorian prime minister Alassane Ouattara (fil
Are you less than 170cm tall? Do you have hairy feet and toes? You do? Then there may be a job for you. Let me explain. You have probably heard of the writer JRR Tolkien. He wrote the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings, and a number of other books. His boo