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.
Herge emerges as a comic genius
It is hard to imagine the job being better done.
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.