Assouline, Pierre
Herge: The Man Who Created Tintin
- ISBN 13:
- 9780195397598
- author:
- Assouline, Pierre
- format:
- HardBack
- publisher:
- OUP USA
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2009
- Pages:
- 288
- Dimensions:
- 23.6 x 16.2 x 2.6 cm
- Genre:
- Biography: Literary
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Discover the fascinating story behind one of the most beloved characters in comics. Pierre Assouline's biography of Hergé, the creator of Tintin, offers a captivating portrait of a man who revolutionized the art of comics.
Born in Brussels in 1907, Hergé began his career as a cub reporter, a profession he drew inspiration from in his teenage years. However, Assouline reveals that beneath the surface of this seemingly idyllic life lay a complex and contradictory individual, whose personal and professional lives were marked by controversy.
With unprecedented access to thousands of Hergé's unpublished letters, Assouline sheds new light on the intricate relationships between art and life, as well as the nuanced issues surrounding Hergé's support for Belgian imperialism in the Congo and his alleged collaboration with the Nazis. A meticulously researched biography that neither sugarcoats nor sensationalizes its subject.
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