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Leaf by Niggle (1945)

par J. R. R. Tolkien

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Published for the very first time in its own volume, Tolkien's remarkable tale about a painter whose obsession with detail prevents him from finishing his great work. Niggle is a painter. Not a very successful one, partly because he has so many other things to do. For some time he has been obsessed with one particular canvas - a curious picture of a tree with a vast landscape stretching out behind it. The painting keeps getting bigger and bigger, but Niggle has a journey to make. In 1939 Tolkien was despairing of ever bringing his great work The Lord of the Rings to a conclusion. One morning he woke up with the story Leaf by Niggle complete in his mind and wrote it down. This poignant story, about an artist on a curious journey, is often seen as an allegory of the writer's own creative process and life. Published to coincide with a new touring stage production of the story, this is the first time the story has been published in its own volume, enabling readers to savour one of Tolkien's most elegant, haunting and least-known short stories.… (plus d'informations)
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  norbert.book | Feb 26, 2024 |
A simply-written and poignant story about an artist who can never finish his work due to distractions, but after a "long journey" (to what I assume represents the afterlife), he is able to work on his art in a place where it has come to life. It's nice to read a short story by Tolkien unrelated to Lord of the Rings.
Note: I wonder if the part in the hospital/prison, before he reaches his final destination (the "next stage"), is supposed to be symbolic of Purgatory. Just a thought. ( )
  JMigotsky | Jan 27, 2023 |
Lovely allegory of the artist's journey. Moral of the story: get on with it! ( )
  MMKY | Jul 3, 2020 |
I read Leaf by Niggle in preparation for teaching a course on J.R.R. Tolkien. Originally written in 1938-39 and 1st published in 1945, this short story speaks to our own time, particularly to the devaluation of the arts and humanities in our society. In the story, Niggle spends all his time painting a huge canvas of trees and their leaves, neglecting his house and interrupted only by the need to help his neighbors. Perhaps a bit like Tolkien himself in his creation of an elaborate new mythology, the picture just keeps growing, and Niggle is not sure when it will be done. In Kafka-esque manner, various administrators pass judgement on him, much like university administrators and politicians judge the humanities today: the town councillor says Niggle is "a silly little man...no use to Society at all...No practical or economic use," and dismisses his art as "private day-dreaming." Yet Niggle creates a marvelous world, full of the beauty of nature, a world that in the end gives him and his neighbors great pleasure. This story speaks to us in the voice of one of the great creative minds of the 20th century, reminding us that there is more to life than business and economic production. The arts and humanities enhance our world, free us to see things from different perspectives, and give us hope. ( )
  Lori_Eshleman | Jun 14, 2015 |
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Published for the very first time in its own volume, Tolkien's remarkable tale about a painter whose obsession with detail prevents him from finishing his great work. Niggle is a painter. Not a very successful one, partly because he has so many other things to do. For some time he has been obsessed with one particular canvas - a curious picture of a tree with a vast landscape stretching out behind it. The painting keeps getting bigger and bigger, but Niggle has a journey to make. In 1939 Tolkien was despairing of ever bringing his great work The Lord of the Rings to a conclusion. One morning he woke up with the story Leaf by Niggle complete in his mind and wrote it down. This poignant story, about an artist on a curious journey, is often seen as an allegory of the writer's own creative process and life. Published to coincide with a new touring stage production of the story, this is the first time the story has been published in its own volume, enabling readers to savour one of Tolkien's most elegant, haunting and least-known short stories.

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