J.R.R. Tolkien is the author of 'The Hobbit'.
he is a author of the hobbit and other books
Everyone refers to it as a male, including the author.
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
The author was J R R Tolkien, author of The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings.
One thing in particular that the Annotated Hobbit has is a detailed explanation of the changes that Tolkien made to 'The Hobbit' while writing of 'The Lord of the Rings' to synchronize the texts.
JRR Tolkien is not in The Hobbit, he is the author of the book. He does a bit of narration in some places, a sort of aside. Tolkien is English and was born in South Africa.
Why J.R.R. Tolkien of course.
Bilbo is an author, he writes books about his various travels.
A hobbit barrow is referred to as a 'smail.'
1977 - "The Hobbit"
A HOBBIT, of course!