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Tintinology [tin-tin-ol-uh-jee] (noun) is the study of the works of comic creator Herge and the cultural impact of Tintin, his best-known and most influential character. The adventures of Tintin and his dog, Snowy, have captivated people worldwide since they first appeared as an insert in the Belgian Catholic newspaper "Le Vintieme Siecle" in 1929. Available for the first time in English, this insightful biography delves deep into the psyche of Tintin creator Georges Remi and his public persona Herge. Author of the critically acclaimed Tintin and the World of Herge and the last person to interview Remi, Benoit Peeters tells the complete story behind Herge's origins and shows how and why the nom de plume grew into a larger-than-Remi personality as Tintin's popularity exploded. Drawing on interviews and using recently uncovered primary sources for the first time, Peeters reveals Remi as a neurotic man who sought to escape the troubles of his past by allowing Herge's identity to subsume his own. As Tintin adventured, Herge lived out a romanticized version of life for Remi.
Millions have traveled alongside Tintin and Snowy through books, animated television series, theatrical performances, exhibitions, documentaries, and movies, including Steven Spielberg's fall 2011 "The Adventures of Tintin". Now Tintinologists have the opportunity to better understand the complex and sometimes dark personality of Tintin's creator and his carefully crafted public persona.
Contents
Introduction
Part I: Georges Remi
1. White
2. Gray
3. Black
Part II: Le Petit Vingtième
4. The Doorway to Le Vingtième Siècle
5. The Birth of Tintin
6. A Young Man on the Page
7. The Conqueror
8. Under the Sign of Kih-Oskh
Part III: Chinese Ink (1934-1940)
9. Another World
10. Learning the Story
11. Counterfeit Money
12. History on the Spot
13. The West, Always the West
Part IV: Spoils of War (1940- 1944)
14. The Street-Singer's Career
15. Here We Are, Captain!
16. An Unlucky Star
17. The Color War
18. This Castle Is No Longer for Sale
19. Anxieties
Part V: Intermittences (1944- 1953)
20. The Hangover
21. The Launch of Tintin
22. The Forty-Year Alarm
23. The Terrible Year
24. Hergé Has Disappeared!
25. Asking for the Moon
26. A Black Hole
27. Chills
Part VI: The Boss (1953- 1959)
28. The Middle Years
29. Fanny
30. "International Tintin"
31. The Demon of Purity
Part VII: Monsieur Hergé (1960- 1983)
32. The Final Bouquet
33. The Studio Trap
34. Another Life
35. Building the Myth
36. A Time of Pretenses
37. The Alpha and the Omega
Epilogue: An Impossible Legacy
Appendix: Character Names in French and English
Notes
Bibliography
Index of Names
Index of Works by Hergé
