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Световен хобит ден Днес хиляди хора по света ще отбележат рождения ден на двама забележителни литературни герои - Фродо и Билбо Бегинс. Създадени от гения Джон Толкин, те се превръщат в повод за обявяването на Световен ден на хобита, който се чества всяка година точно на 22 септември. 75 години след издаването на "Хобитът", романът е продаден в повече от 100 милиона екземпляра по целия свят. Историята за Графството и чудатите, но изключително симпатични същества е втората най-продавана книга на Толкин след "Властелинът на пръстените". На български тя излиза най-напред през 1975 година, а по-късно е представено и в поредица от комикси в популярното детско списание "Дъга". По света вече повече от три десетилетия на този ден милиони почитатели на Толкин организират празненства в духа на описаните от писателя хобитски пиршества. Тази година феновете с огромен интерес очакват екранизацията на "Хобитът" на режисьора сър Питър Джаксън, който вече спечели доверието им с пожъналата огромен успех трилогия по "Властелинът на пръстените". Тя отново ще е в три части, а преди дни Джаксън разпали още повече интереса към първата част "Хобит: Неочаквано пътешествие", като пусна първите кадри от нея. Ако се съди по възторжените реакции на първите зрители, очаква я славата на "Властелинът", а според мнозина, дори и повече. Така хобитите ще влязат завинаги в историята на киното и със сигурност ще спечелят още повече приятели по света.
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He could not have hoped to have guessed the results of his idle scribble. “The Hobbit: Or There and Back Again” debuted seventy-five years ago, on Sept. 21, 1937. The novel — which begins with a tea party, but evolves into an epic quest that leads the diminutive title character (in the company of 13 dwarves and a wizard) to regain a lost kingdom and a stolen treasure — grew from fireside tales that Tolkien told his young children. The book has sold over 100 million copies, placing it firmly among the 10 bestselling single-volume books of all time. Furthermore, “The Lord of the Rings,” his sequel to “The Hobbit,” has sold approximately 150 million copies. The books have spawned an enthusiastic and enduring global fandom, which made possible a three-film adaptation of “The Lord of the Rings” in the early 2000s that grossed nearly $3 trillion in box office receipts worldwide. How did the book become so persistently popular? Dr. Corey Olsen, founder and President of the Mythgard Institute, feels that “[It] is, by any measure, one of the most successful and influential children’s books of the twentieth century.” Olsen says that “In “The Hobbit,” Tolkien does a masterful job of taking complicated characters and serious issues and makes them accessible for children without sterilizing, whitewashing or dumbing down the story. “The Hobbit” may have been written for children, but it is a book that adults will find very rewarding.” Indeed, some fans have read the book so many times they have lost count. As for myself, I regret to report that I have only read it seven or eight times. Olsen is in the midst building a career based on his esteem and enthusiasm for the works of Tolkien. As the self-proclaimed “Tolkien Professor,” he created a website, tolkienprofessor.com, to connect with an audience beyond the traditional bounds of scholarly publishing. His podcast, launched in 2009 with the first episode, “How to Read Tolkien and Why,” has reached 175 episodes and includes classroom lectures, question and answer sessions, interviews with scholars and a wealth of other content. Currently, he is releasing a series of podcasts that speculate on the content of an upcoming series of three films based on “The Hobbit” and parallel dimensions of the same story suggested by Tolkien’s other writings. Fans are eagerly awaiting the premiere of the first film this December. Also included in the podcasts are a series of episodes of the “Silmarillion Seminar,” in which 15 participants from throughout the U.S. and Canada discuss, along with Olsen, Tolkien’s masterwork, “The Silmarillion,” which serves as an early history of Middle Earth, the world of “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings.” I was lucky enough to be selected to participate in this project and had the chance to meet Olsen and some fellow participants at an academic conference on fantasy literature last summer in New Mexico. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the book’s publication. “World Hobbit Day” celebrations are planned for Saturday, Sept. 22, at locales around the globe. Olsen’s first book, “Exploring J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit,” debuted on Sept. 18 and he will participate in an online, live question and answer session with fans attending World Hobbit Day festivities at Malaprop’s Bookstore in Asheville. I will be onsite to facilitate the online connection and to celebrate with fellow fans. How will you spend World Hobbit Day? I hope you will take the time to read (or re-read) “The Hobbit” or, better yet, to share the gift of story by reading the book to a child in your life.