Herge

One of the most beloved characters in all of comics, Tintin won an enormous international following. Translated into dozens of languages, Tintin's adventures have sold millions of copies. Yet, despite Tintin's enduring popularity, Americans know almost nothing about his gifted creator, Georges Remi--better known as Herge.

List of contents

Preface
Part I: Truths
1. A Life in Gray: 1907-1925
2. Scoutmaster in the Twentieth Century: 1925-1929
3. The Many Births of Tintin: 1929-1934
4. What Chang Taught Herge: 1934-1936
5. Eye of the Storn: 1936-1940
6. The Golden Age: 1940-1944
Part II: Solitude
7. The Plight of the Inciviques: 1944-1946
8. The Dark Years: 1946-1950
Part III: Recognition
9. Toward Fulfillment: 1950-1958
10. The Demon of Purity: 1958-1960
11. Finishing Touches: 1960-1973
12. The End of a Life, the Culmination of his Work: 1973-1983
abbreviations used in notes
Notes
Select Bibliograohy
List of works by Herge
Acknowledgments
Index

About the author

Pierre Assouline is a prominent French journalist and writer. His has written several novels as well as acclaimed biographies of photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson and detective novelist Georges Simenon. He is also a film producer and was the 2007 winner of the prestigious Prix de la Langue Française.
Charles Ruas is the author of Conversations with American Writers and a frequent contributor to ArtNews and Art in America.

Summary

One of the most beloved characters in all of comics, Tintin won an enormous international following. Here is the first full biography of Hergé available for an English-speaking audience, offering a captivating portrait of a man who revolutionized the art of comics.

Additional text

It is hard to imagine the job being better done.

Product details

• Authors: Pierre Assouline, Assouline Pierre
• Assisted by: Charles Ruas (Translation), Ruas Charles (Translation)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press Trade
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.10.2011
• EAN: 9780199837274
• ISBN: 978-0-19-983727-4
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 235 mm x 21 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts, DESIGN / Graphic Arts / Illustration, Biography: arts & entertainment, Comic book & cartoon art, Biography: arts and entertainment, Comic book and cartoon artwork