The Italian prime minister often quotes the British author, creator of ‘The Lord of the Rings,’ whose works marked the youth movement of the neo-fascist MSI
Giorgia Meloni, the Italian prime minister, so loves JRR Tolkien that she once visited schools in Lord of the Rings costumes and attended summer retreats known as “Camp Hobbit”. Now, her right-wing government has been accused of trying to control culture by organising a Lord of the Rings show at the
Italy will mark the 50th anniversary of the death of British fantasy writer J.R.R. Tolkien with an exhibition at the National Gallery of Modern Art in Rome.