The book actually came out in 1937 so it is a film of the book (by Tolkein).
There was none.
the hobbit
The book was released in 1937. The Hobbit film is to be split into two parts, the first is currently scheduled to be released at Christmas 2012, and the second at Christmas 2013.
The HobbitThe Fellowship of the Ring, Book IThe Fellowship of the Ring, Book IIThe Two Towers, Book IThe Two Towers, Book IIThe Return of the King, Book IThe Return of the King, Book IIThe Silmarillion is another book that Tolkien also set in Middle-earth thousands of years before the first of the Hobbit books, but it is a history of the Elves and does not concern itself with Hobbits (except briefly in its final chapter where it reviews the events of the end of the Third Age from the point of view of the Elves, which differs slightly from the point of view of the Hobbits).
'The Hobbit' of course!
The Hobbit is set about 60 years before most of the events in The Lord of the Rings.The Hobbit was published in 1937. The Lord of the Rings did not come out for over 20 years after that. It took Tolkien a long time to write the follow up.
Tolkien's vast imagination.
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The Hobbit was the first book, but Tolkien published a number of others, including 'Mr. Bliss.'
No, The Hobbit was not a Newbery book. Tolkien was not an American and did not live in the United States, so was not qualified to win.
No, not at all. The Hobbit (even though it came out after Lord of The Rings) is a companion novel to the Lord of the Rings, they occur in the same universe, although The Hobbit predates the events of LOTR.
No, The Hobbit is an adventure novel, with war sequences towards the end.