Mark T. Hooker

Mark T. Hooker is a visiting scholar at Indiana University's Russian and East European Institute (REEI). Retired, he conducts research for publication.

He is a member of the Board of Academic Advisors for Walking Tree Publishers.

Hooker is credited with coining the term Tolkiennymy (to describe the study of Tolkien's use of names and etymologies from existing languages) and borrowing the Russian word Samizdat (to describe self-published "pirate" translations).

Bibliography

Books

• 2003: Tolkien Through Russian Eyes
• 2006: A Tolkienian Mathomium
• 2009: The Hobbitonian Anthology
• 2012: Tolkien and Welsh

Articles

• 2001: Mythos
  • "Russian Tolkienists"
• 2003: Tolkien in Translation
  • "Nine Russian Translations of The Lord of the Rings"
• 2004: Translating Tolkien: Text and Film
  • "Dutch Samizdat: The Mensink-van Warmelo Translation of The Lord of the Rings"
• 2004: Tolkien Studies: Volume 1
  • "Frodo's Batman"
• 2005: Parma Nölé 13
  • "Frodo Quartermain"
• 2010: Lord of the Rings Fanatics Plaza
  • The Frisian Smaug
• 2011: Tolkien and the Study of His Sources
  • "Reading John Buchan in Search of J.R.R. Tolkien"
• 2011: Lembas Extra
  • "The Frisian Hobbit"
  • "The Slovenian Hobbit"
• A regular contributor to Beyond Bree

External links

• Interview with Mark T. Hooker
• Announcement of Tolkien and Welsh