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Hergé: 1964 "Open letter to Tintin"

rodney
Member

#1 · Posted: 3 Jan 2011 01:11

Hi,
I'm really interested if other members can help me locate this, if possible - I've tried searching the internet to no avail!!

In the Harry Thompson bio of Hergé, right at the back, ending his conclusion, Thompson stated that Hergé wrote an open letter to Tintin in 1964.

I would love to read this letter in its entirety, as the book only provides a shortened version of it.

Can anyone help me please?

Thanks very much :)

Balthazar
Moderator

#2 · Posted: 12 Jan 2011 18:27

Hi Rodney

It took a while to to find using Google, but typing in likely-sounding words in the original French eventually did the trick, and led me to this web-site, which has the letter. [Moderator Note: Broken link removed, 18/04/2023]

The letter's towards the end of the page, in the original French, a couple of paragraphs below the second illustration, the one of the group of characters.

rodney
Member

#3 · Posted: 14 Jan 2011 04:24

Hi Balthazar!

Thanks for the link, I imagine this would have been quite difficult to find!

Cheers mate,

Rod :)

Balthazar
Moderator

#4 · Posted: 15 Jan 2011 11:03

No problem! I agree that it's interesting to read.

LunarFelis
Member

#5 · Posted: 22 Apr 2012 13:58

It's the first time I've read that, thank you for the link Balthazar.
I find it oddly beautiful - Hergé's love for Tintin really shows.

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