Tintin in the Congo

First published in book form in 1931 (in black and white only), 'Tintin in the Congo' reflects the colonial attitudes of that period in its depiction of African people. Herge himself admitted that he was influenced by the bourgeois, paternalistic stereotypes of the period. This is also true of the t [...]
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First published in book form in 1931 (in black and white only), 'Tintin in the Congo' reflects the colonial attitudes of that period in its depiction of African people. Herge himself admitted that he was influenced by the bourgeois, paternalistic stereotypes of the period. This is also true of the treatment of big-game hunting and the attitude towards animals. All copies of the book will be displayed with a belly-band advertising its content.