New Books:
- The Adventures of Tintin: Red Rackham’s Treasure by Hergé
- The Adventures of Tintin: The Seven Crystal Balls by Hergé
- The Adventures of Tintin: Tintin in the Congo by Hergé
I’m a bit keen on the quiffed boy reporter lately. I’m going to save my Tintin series of posts until 2011, not too far away now scarily enough. The Tintin in the Congo edition is quite interesting, it came sealed and with a red band label on it warning that the content may be offensive to contemporary readers. I’m sure that I’ve read this one before though, so perhaps the label is a result of the recent attempt to censor the book? It is a minor annoyance, but one that fellow book obsessives surely understand, but this book only seems to be available in hardback, whereas all my other Tintins are in paperback.
Marginalia:
Another weekend, another weekend away. This time I was up on the Central Coast of New South Wales for my grandfather’s 80th birthday. It’s always good, though rare, for my farflung family to get together on a joyful occasion. I didn’t get to look in any bookstores – apart from the airport ones while waiting for flights – but I did spot a small secondhand bookstore that I would have liked to have a browse through, alas I ran out of time. I imagine that the book stock in a town where it is difficult to find somewhere to eat out at 7pm on a Friday night would be great! Spoken like a true city slicker, I’m sure.
Book Loot, December 2010, Hergé, The Adventures of Tintin: Red Rackham's Treasure, The Adventures of Tintin: The Seven Crystal Balls, The Adventures of Tintin: Tintin in the Congo
I’ve been re-reading Tintin thanks to you!
I still need to complete my set of the first series of 3-in-1s. Alas, it’s difficult since they’ve changed the covers.