- Unknown Binding: 62 pages
- Publisher: Methuen (1973)
- Language English
- ASIN: B0007JJUOG
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
If I had to name one Tintin album that has given me the greatest pleasure as an adult, it would be this one. It's one of those rare comic books that have not only a good plot and humour but are touching also. And it has a great Lewis Carroll-esque surrealistic moment too. The best comic book ever? Well, damn close to it, at least.
29 of 30 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
A friend of mine worked as a doctor in the Tibetan refugee camp in Dharamsalla. At the end of his tour, he was allowed an audience with the Dalai Lama, as a gesture of thanks. The Dalai Lama asked if there was any way he could help my friend, to which my friend responded by whipping out his copy of Tintin in Tibet and asking him to autograph it. The Dalai Lama duly did so, adding a wee Buddhist prayer. And not only that, the Dalai Lama knew the book very well, and actually appears in it as a young man, and a lot of the other Tibetans in the book are based on real people. The Dalai Lama admired the story as a tale of a friend's unswerving, unflinching loyalty, linked by a very strong ethereal bond.
Madame Herge had also spent a lot of time attending and supporting the sanctuary, and that was how Herge himself got to know the culture of Tibet. A true story; I have seen the autographed book. And why else would this book have been translated into Tibetan?
Madame Herge had also spent a lot of time attending and supporting the sanctuary, and that was how Herge himself got to know the culture of Tibet. A true story; I have seen the autographed book. And why else would this book have been translated into Tibetan?
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I believe that Tintin in Tibet is Herge's best book. It has a very serious agenda. Tintin's blind faith that his friend Chang survived the air crash in the Himalayas drives him, Snowy and his loyal friend Captain Haddock to find and rescue Chang. All through the adventure, they face terrible dangers and discouragement but Tintin's belief in Chang's being alive is never shaken. Herge, I have read, was going through a personal crisis in his life when he completed this adventure. It shows. There are witty scenes as in all Tintin adeventures but essentially, it seems that Herge did not want this to be a "funny adventure" but rather, a serious one. Hence, the absence of the Thomson twins and a very minimal of Professor Calculus is understandable. This book is a classic for all ages. The mood can be summarized in the last panel on the last page when Chang shares his thoughts about the Yeti.
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Tintin in Tibet is a fantastic book filled with a huge amount of exciting cartoon illustrations.
The book is about a boy called Tintin who goes to Tibet with his friends... Read more
The book is about a boy called Tintin who goes to Tibet with his friends... Read more
Published 20 days ago by JR
Fantastic: beautiful art; great story.
This was amongst my favourites as a kid, and remains a favourite even now, all these years later.
The combination of flawless and fantastically evocative art with a... Read more
The combination of flawless and fantastically evocative art with a... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Sebastian Palmer
If I could give it 10 stars I would!!
Brilliant.
Truthfully, this is the best Tin Tin book I have read. A touching and riveting read, it has everything you would want from a Tin Tin adventure, but takes it... Read more
Truthfully, this is the best Tin Tin book I have read. A touching and riveting read, it has everything you would want from a Tin Tin adventure, but takes it... Read more
Published 6 months ago by SiBillionaire
Still the Tintin story I love most
This was the Tintin story I loved and read most, way back when, and even today "Tintin In Tibet" stands out as much more of an emotional journey than the other Tintin graphic... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Little Cat Voom
Typical TinTin
As good as I remember when I was a kid, & my daughter loved reading it too. A good one to start with. Typical TinTin.
Published 13 months ago by S. French
Tintin In India, Nepal And Tibet
Reading Tintin after many years is kinda nostalgic. In my teens I was and still I am a big fan of Tintin. I still collect and read Tintin with same great enjoyment. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Sangeet Kusu
The one in white with the yeti
The white expanses of the Himalayan mountains, the sparseness of the pared down plot and the cast, all come as a welcome antidote to the huge clutter of ideas, characters and... Read more
Published on 15 April 2010 by Keris Nine
Exciting, fun and educational introduction to Tibet, its beautiful...
After Tintin's friend Chang's plane crashes in the Himalayas, Tintin refuses to believe he is dead, and launches an expedition to find him. Read more
Published on 1 Oct 2009 by Jerome Ryan
An excellent Tintin adventure
I still haven't read all the stories, but this is the one I like most so far. Full of wit, quirkiness, it has that undefinable thing in it which makes Tintin cool: probably... Read more
Published on 10 Feb 2008 by Lou Knee
Scary book.
This book took me by suprise when it went to the part where Tintin, captin and Tharkey found the Yeti ( migou ) footprints leading to the plane. Read more
Published on 29 July 2006 by HC Hurst
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