Publication

Cobolt Förlag, 2021

Author

Hergé

Number of Pages

62

Language

Swedish

Publication Year

2021

Original Language

French

Categories and Tags

Hardcover, Tintin

Dewey Subjects

By Topic > English > Handbooks for writers > Literature > Rhetoric and anthologies > Rhetoric and anthologies

About

Following Tintin in the Land of the Soviets and bolstered by publicity stunts, Tintin in the Congo was a commercial success within Belgium and was also serialized in France. Hergé continued The Adventures of Tintin with Tintin in America in 1932, and the series subsequently became a defining part of the Franco-Belgian comics tradition. In 1946, Hergé re-drew and colored Tintin in the Congo in his distinctive ligne-claire style for republication by Casterman, with further alterations made at the request of his Scandinavian publisher for a 1975 edition. In the late 20th century, Tintin in the Congo came under criticism for both its perceived racist colonial attitude toward the Congolese and for its glorification of big-game hunting; accordingly, attempts were made in Belgium, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States to either ban the work or restrict its availability to children.

Location

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