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Tolkien did not like biographies or, more properly, did not like that they are used as a form of literary criticism. and in more than one occasion expressed such a biography was saying the worst way to see the work of an author. However, he had no doubt aware that the remarkable popularity of his stories became very likely that a dead time to write his biography.
Aware of this, however, we dare to present a short summary of his life with the sole purpose of providing information to those just getting closer to the author.

Young Tolkien:

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born in Bloemfontein, South Africa 3 January 1892 and his brother, Hilary Arthur, born in 1894. They were taken by her mother, Mabel Tolkien, to England after the death of his father, Arthur Tolkien, in 1896. His mother changes the Anglican to the Catholic religion and his two sons follow. In 1904 his mother dies from diabetes when he was only 34 years old. The brothers go to live with an aunt in Birmingham, but Mabel’s confessor, Father Francis Morgan, who is entrusted with the care and education for them. Since then John Ronald more fervently embraced Catholicism.
He studied at King Edward School in Birmingham, in the Saint Philip Grammar School and the University of Oxford. In 1915 he graduated with honors degree in English language and literature.

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Nicholas Sparks
Other Names: Nicholas Charles Sparks
Country: United States
Born: Omaha, December 31, 1965
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He studied at Bella Vista High School, graduating in Business Administration at the University of Notre Dame. He wrote three novels that failed to post and tried to study law without getting admitted. From there, he worked at various jobs writing in 1993 his first published novel, which won a major success, launching a series of bestsellers.

Its genre is romance, still mostly women readers. His characters are realistic, everyday. Some of his novels have been made into films.
Nicholas Sparks
Other Names: Nicholas Charles Sparks
Country: United States
Born: Omaha, December 31, 1965

He studied at Bella Vista High School, graduating in Business Administration at the University of Notre Dame. He wrote three novels that failed to post and tried to study law without getting admitted. From there, he worked at various jobs writing in 1993 his first published novel, which won a major success, launching a series of bestsellers.

Its genre is romance, still mostly women readers. His characters are realistic, everyday. Some of his novels have been made into films.

Published works

* The Notebook (October 1996)
* Message in a Bottle (April 1998)
* A Walk to Remember (October 1999)
* The Rescue (September 2000)
* A Bend in the Road (September 2001)
* Nights in Rodanthe (September 2002)
* The Guardian (April 2003)
* The Wedding (September 2003)
* Three Weeks With My Brother (April 2004) – A non-fiction account of traveling with his brother after the men lost both parents and their sister in quick succession.
* True Believer (April 2005)
* At First Sight (October 2006)
* Dear John (October 2007)
* The Choice (September 2007)
* The Lucky One (October 2008)
* The Last Song (September 2009)
* Safe Haven (September 2010)

Film adaptations

* Message in a Bottle (February 12, 1999)
* A Walk to Remember (January 25, 2002)
* The Notebook (June 25, 2004)
* Nights in Rodanthe (September 26, 2008)
* Dear John (February 5, 2010)
* The Last Song (March 31, 2010)

Katrina Elizabeth DiCamillo
Other names: Kate DiCamillo
Country: United States
Birth: Philadelphia, March 25, 1964

Known as Kate DiCamillo, a BA in English Literature from the University of Florida, he worked various jobs until 1994 when she began to write. Her stories have been made into movies in animated films.

Author of books for children, their stories are classic, fairies and fantasy, with a great sense of humor, moralizing. For his lack of production at the moment, has won numerous awards.

Novels
* Because of Winn-Dixie (2000)
* The Tiger Rising (2001)
* The Tale of Despereaux (2003)
* The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (2006)
* The Magician’s Elephant (2009)
* Bink and Gollie (2010)

Early chapter books
* Mercy Watson to the Rescue (2005)
* Mercy Watson Fights Crime (2006)
* Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride (2006)
* Mercy Watson: Princess in Disguise (2007)
* Mercy Watson Thinks Like a Pig (2008)
* Mercy Watson: Something Wonky This Way Comes (2009)

Picture books
* Louise, the Adventures of a Chicken (2008)
* Great Joy (2007)

Mitch Albom
Other Names: Mitchell David Albom
Country: United States
Birth: Passaic, May 23, 1958
Selected books
* Tuesdays with Morrie (2002)
* The Five People You Meet in Heaven (2003)
* For One More Day (2006)
* Have a Little Faith: A True Story (2009)

Mitchell David Albom name, graduated in sociology at Brandeis University in journalism at the Graduate School of Journalism of Columbia University and in Business Administration at the Graduate School of Business at the university. As a youth, he studied piano, and was during his time as a student working as a singer and pianist in various musical groups, both in America and Europe. It started in journalism at the Queens Tribune, later moving to the magazine Sport, specializing in sports journalism. He also worked for Sports Illustrated, GEO, and The Philadelphia Inquirer to become a sports columnist at The Fort Lauderdale News and Sun Sentinel and then in Detroit Free Press. He published his first book, a sports biography in 1989, followed by other sporting themes. In 1997, he published Tuesdays with Morrie, which led him to fame, becoming a TV movie and earning four Emmy Awards. He has worked and works as a radio announcer and partner in sports programs on television. He has also made inroads into the world of theater.