{"product_id":"herg-son-of-tintin-benoit-peeters-9781421404547","title":"Hergé, Son of Tintin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTintinology\u003c\/b\u003e [tin-tin-\u003cb\u003eol\u003c\/b\u003e-uh-jee] \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003enoun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e-- The study of the works of comic creator Hergé and the cultural impact of Tintin, his best-known and most influential character.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe adventures of Tintin and his dog, Snowy, have captivated people worldwide since they first appeared as an insert in the Belgian Catholic newspaper \u003ci\u003eLe Vintième Siècle\u003c\/i\u003e 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 Hergé. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor of the critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eTintin and the World of Hergé\u003c\/i\u003e and the last person to interview Remi, Benoît Peeters tells the complete story behind Hergé'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 Hergé's identity to subsume his own. As Tintin adventured, Hergé lived out a romanticized version of life for Remi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMillions have traveled alongside Tintin and Snowy through books, animated television series, theatrical performances, exhibitions, documentaries, and movies, including Steven Spielberg's fall 2011 \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Tintin\u003c\/i\u003e. Now Tintinologists have the opportunity to better understand the complex and sometimes dark personality of Tintin's creator and his carefully crafted public persona.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Benoit Peeters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1421404540\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781421404547\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/22\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 424\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.11h x 6.28w x 1.37d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/22\/2012 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/29\/2012 pg. 26\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2012","brand":"Benoit Peeters","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43934795727103,"sku":"9781421404547","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_436781cc-eb17-4422-9a8a-0fb748017cf5.jpg?v=1681416096","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/herg-son-of-tintin-benoit-peeters-9781421404547","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}