English
| Article number: | 9089756353 |
This book tells how the estate of Hergé, the spiritual father of the world-famous cartoon character Tintin, is managed. That doesn't always go well. Wrong choices and pride eroded the fortune considerably.
Hergé laid the foundation for the enormous success of Tintin, but ended up in burnout and depression after the Second World War. He started a new life with Fanny, 25 years his junior, became a follower of the Tao and was serene and detached at the end of his life. After his death in 1983, the Tintin empire fell into the hands of his widow Fanny and her second husband Nick Rodwell. However, the company that now manages the Tintin legacy is structurally loss-making. This is concealed from the outside world with a clever bit of window dressing. It also made no difference whether the rights of Tintin ended up in the hands of third parties. The author unpacks all these secrets and explains the Rodwells' policy. This book is revealing, compelling and full of surprising connections. It contains many new details, such as: Hergé did make a will, who was the third woman in Hergé's life, how did the capricious Nick Rodwell conquer his position, what did the Tintin film yield, how is the Hergé museum still made profitable and who was actually the first to draw the Yeti?
This book is a must for the many thousands of lovers of Hergé's work!
About the author: Jean-Pierre Levée (1964) studied law, became a banker and financial expert. He is a Tintin enthusiast and expert. He has Belgian nationality, but has lived and worked in the Netherlands since 2002. The author uses a pseudonym.
First edition: October 2023, paperback/soft back sewn, 336 pages, 556 grams, size: 231 x 149 x 32 cm.
