Tintin: Hergé and His Creation
Harry Thompson
Tintin: Hergé and His Creation
Harry Thompson
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A fascinating and witty account of the life of Tintin, his creator, and the phenomenon that they became.
Praise for Tintin: Hergé & His Creation
'As biographies go, they don't come much more definitive than Harry Thompson's hugely enjoyable account of Tintin'
'Harry Thompson rings all the right bells...a joyous Tintinabulation'
'A major biography...witty and sympathetic'
'Thompson...is motivated by such admiration for Hergé and such affection for Tintin that his pleasure is communicated. I am keen to reread Tintin in the light of what I know now'
'A delightful portrait...well-organised and well researched...witty, fascinating and just a little mad...it is more or less impossible not to like this book'
'As a broad, bright Hergé-like brush-stroke, it has genuine appeal'
'The first book in English on Tintin to have an idea in it'
'An admirably organised double biography... For specialists and for the myriad devotees of the stories this book is a must'
'Immensely detailed...it contains a great deal of fascinating information'
Harry Thompson is the inventor and editor of many TV comedy series including Have I Got News For You and Never Mind the Buzzcocks. He is the author of acclaimed bestsellers, including Peter Cook: A Biography. His most recent book is a historical novel, This Thing of Darkness. He worked as a producer at Talkback TV and in his spare time ran an infamous cricket team, the Captain Scott XI. He died in November 2005.
Praise for Tintin: Hergé & His Creation
'As biographies go, they don't come much more definitive than Harry Thompson's hugely enjoyable account of Tintin'
'Harry Thompson rings all the right bells...a joyous Tintinabulation'
'A major biography...witty and sympathetic'
'Thompson...is motivated by such admiration for Hergé and such affection for Tintin that his pleasure is communicated. I am keen to reread Tintin in the light of what I know now'
'A delightful portrait...well-organised and well researched...witty, fascinating and just a little mad...it is more or less impossible not to like this book'
'As a broad, bright Hergé-like brush-stroke, it has genuine appeal'
'The first book in English on Tintin to have an idea in it'
'An admirably organised double biography... For specialists and for the myriad devotees of the stories this book is a must'
'Immensely detailed...it contains a great deal of fascinating information'
Harry Thompson is the inventor and editor of many TV comedy series including Have I Got News For You and Never Mind the Buzzcocks. He is the author of acclaimed bestsellers, including Peter Cook: A Biography. His most recent book is a historical novel, This Thing of Darkness. He worked as a producer at Talkback TV and in his spare time ran an infamous cricket team, the Captain Scott XI. He died in November 2005.