Philippe Goddin (born May 27, 1944, in

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, Belgium) is a leading expert and literary critic of ''

The Adventures of Tintin ''The Adventures of Tintin'' ( ) is a series of 24 comic albums created by Belgians, Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi, who wrote under the pen name Hergé. The series was one of the most popular European comics of the 20th century. By 2007, a c ...

'', and author of several books on

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and his creator,

Hergé Georges Prosper Remi (; 22 May 1907 – 3 March 1983), known by the pen name Hergé ( ; ), from the French pronunciation of his reversed initials ''RG'', was a Belgian comic strip artist. He is best known for creating ''The Adventures of T ...

. He was general secretary of the Fondation Hergé from 1989 to 1999.

Career

He has written numerous books on the subject, which include ''Hergé and Tintin, Reporters''. He produced a biography, ''Hergé: lignes de vie''. His masterwork is the seven-volume (totalling 3000 pages) ''Hergé - Chronologie d'une oeuvre'' (''Hergé - Chronology of his work''), which Belgian magazine ''La Libre'' called "Magnificent. Monumental. Unique in its kind." ("Magnifique. Monumental. Unique en son genre.") His study of Tintin was published in English in 3 volumes as ''The Art of Hergé, Inventor of Tintin''; Volume 1 was criticized by ''Publishers Weekly'' for being content to retell plots rather than providing critical analysis. It was also published in Dutch as ''De Kunst van Hergé, schepper van Kuifje''; Belgian newspaper ''

De Standaard (, ) is a Flemish daily newspaper published in Belgium by Mediahuis (formerly Corelio and VUM). It was traditionally a Christian-Democratic paper, associated with the Christian-Democratic and Flemish Party, and in opposition to the Sociali ...

'' reviewed volume 2, awarding it 4/5 stars. He also helped to keep the television series ''

'' more true to the books.

Bibliography

* 2005 - ''Hergé - Chronologie d'une oeuvre Tome 1 - 1907/1931 (CHRONOLOGIE, 1) (French Edition)'' *2003 - ''Hergé - Chronologie d'une oeuvre Tome 2 - 1931/1935 (CHRONOLOGIE, 2) (French Edition)'' *2003 - ''Hergé - Chronologie d'une oeuvre Tome 3 - 1935/1939 (CHRONOLOGIE, 3) (French Edition)'' *2012 - ''Hergé - Chronologie d'une oeuvre Tome 4 - 1939/1943 (CHRONOLOGIE, 4) (French Edition)'' *2012 - ''Hergé - Chronologie d'une oeuvre Tome 5 - 1943/1949 (CHRONOLOGIE, 5) (French Edition)'' *2009 - ''Hergé - Chronologie d'une oeuvre Tome 6 - 1950/1957 (CHRONOLOGIE, 6) (French Edition)'' *2011 - ''Hergé - Chronologie d'une oeuvre Tome 7 - 1958/1983 (CHRONOLOGIE, 7) (French Edition)'' *2007 - ''Hergé: lignes de vie'' *2008 - ''The Art of Hergé, Inventor of Tintin''; Volume 1 *2010 - ''The Art of Hergé, Inventor of Tintin''; Volume 2 *2011 - ''The Art of Hergé, Inventor of Tintin''; Volume 3

References

External links

Interview with Le Monde
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