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The Adventures of Tintin: The Castafiore Emerald, Flight 714, Tintin and the Picaros (3 Complete Adventures in 1 Volume, Vol. 7) (Hardcover)
by Herge
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Adventure, Fiction, Ages 9-12, Children's book |
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Author: Herge
Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers
Pub. in: September, 1997
ISBN: 0316357278
Pages: 192
Measurements: 9.3 x 6.5 x 0.6 inches
Origin of product: USA
Order code: BC00130
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The Castafiore Emerald derives its comedy from the clash of characters with Tintin staying out of the way for the most part. Of course, by this time in the series Hergé is completely comfortable with his cast of characters, which shows in the interplay, Hergé also does a delightful take on that new fangled invention, the television.
Flight 714 is the penultimate tale and the Thom(p)sons are no place to be seen.
In this final Adventure of Tintin - Tintin and the Picaros we are back on familiar ground for the most part, both in terms of the geography and the characters. We know, of course, that Tintin has not abandoned his friends and eagerly anticipate some clever way of arriving upon the scene at a most opportune moment. However, this turns out not to be the case, and when Tintin does arrive on the scene you know that Hergé is providing a standard adventure for his hero and his friends, and not something special.
But while Tintin and the Picaros and the other two tales found here are average adventure at best, there can be no doubt that taken together these 21 stories (23 if you count the two earlier "flawed" adventures) are a major accomplishment in the field of comic books. In terms of owning these stories your choice is between these smaller, hardbound books collecting three stories each, or the larger softcovered versions. Wish you read most of them in the larger format but have the smaller hardback versions for the comic book section of my library.
Target readers:
Kids aged up 6
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Hergé (pseudonym of Georges Remi), Belgian author and illustrator, created Tintin in 1929 and produced 24 volumes of the internationally famous bande dessinée by the time of his death. Known as the father of the modern European comic book, Hergé's impeccable style and superb use of color won him international acclaim after the Second World War, and the books have been translated from the original French into some 40 languages.
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The Castafiore Emerald begins with Tintin and Captain Haddock out for a walk and discovering a band of gypsies camped near the rubbish dump. This offends the good captain, who offers the gypsies the use of a large meadow near his hall. However, no good deed goes unpunished and he receives a telegram announcing the imminent arrival of Biana Castafiore, the Milanese Nightingale. Meanwhile, the broken step on the front staircase earns Haddock a badly sprained ankle and the opportunity to roll around the adventure in a wheelchair. The diva and her entourage then descend upon the hall, literally adding insult to injury by giving the captain the gift of a parrot. But as Castafiore repeatedly points out, she has brought along her jewels, including an emerald given the signora by the Maharajah of Gopal. The gypsy fortuneteller had already predicted the theft of the jewels and we expect her prophecy to come true, even though Castafiore is constantly yelling about her jewels missing.
Flight 714 is sort of the generic Adventure of Tintin, with a little bit of everything that . A Qantas Boeing 707, Flight 714 from London touches down at Kemajoran Airport in Djakarta, java, last stop before Sydney, Australia. Disembarking is our hero, Snowy, Captain Haddock, and Professor Calculus. As they stretch their legs the good Captain spots a forlorn figure and slips a $5 bill into the man's hat. Once again no good deed of Haddock's goes unpunished and it turns out the old man is Mr. Carreidas, "The millionaire who never laughs." Well, Professor Calculus quickly takes care of that and Carreidas insists on flying Tintin and his friends to Australia on his special jet. Haddock is looking forward to a pleasure trip, an ordinary flight and no adventures, but fate has something else in mind, to wit: a hijacking, a cutting edge prototype means of transportation, an exotic island in the middle of nowhere, an evil scientist with truth serum, a gigantic stone head pagan idol, a threatening lava flow, the return of an old familiar villain, a space ship, and Tintin running around a lot with a gun. Pretty much all of these elements have popped up in the previous twenty Adventures of Tintin that Hergé had told over the previous decades.
Tintin and the Picaros is the final adventure of Tintin, although there is not any sense of this being the end of the road (except for the surprising discover that suddenly Captain Haddock can no longer stand the taste of alcohol). As the story begins the Captain and Tintin are discussing the state of affairs in San Theodoros, when General Tapioca's dictatorship continues to rule in place of their old friend Alcazar. Then news comes that prima donna Bianca Castafiore has been arrested by Tapioca as part of a conspiracy to over throw the government. But when Tapioca charges Haddock, Tintin, and Professor Calculus as being part of the conspiracy a series of charges and countercharges, as well as outright insults, fly back in the forth in the headlines between Haddock and Tapioca. Finally the Captain agrees to accept Tapioca's "invitation" to come to San Theodoros to discuss the matter. Haddock is pretty much trapped into agreeing, and Calculus insists on going to Madame Castafiore's rescue, but Tintin refuses to, know this has to be a trap. The title of the book refers to the Picaros, which is the name of the rebels in the mountains who want to take back the government of San Theodoros and return Alcazar to power.
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A reader (MSL quote), Kuwait
<2007-01-04 00:00>
Herge never ceased to amaze me, as a kid and even now. I'm 18 and the Tintin books are as exciting to me now as they were when I was eight. This volume is no exception. it features the last three Tintin books in the series, The Castafiore Emerald, Flight 714, and Tintin and the picaros.
In "Castafiore", the famous opera singer Bianca Castafiore decides to drop in unexpectedly for a while at Captain Haddock’s Marlinspike Hall, much to the captain's displeasure. This is not the usual Tintin crime solving comic, yet it is extremely funny. Flight 714 is full of action as Tintin and co. are hi-jacked on a flight to Sydney.
Tintin and the Picaros (1976)is Herge's last completed Tintin book, where Tintin and friends head to the south American republic of San Theodoros to help Castafiore and the Thompsons, who was arrested after being accused of plotting against the government, but in the mix-up get involved with guerillas aiming to overthrow the government. This is one of my favorite Tintin books as there are some major changes in the characters. Tintin finally hangs up his dated golf trousers in favor of bellbottoms and also carries the CND sign on his helmet (real hippy style). This book is also great as it brings back many familiar faces in the Tintin series....a truly great finale to one of the greatest ....if not THE greatest comic series ever. |
A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-04 00:00>
I read all the Tintin adventures that were available in the school library; I missed some that they did not have. Now 20 years later, I thought that I should have all the Tintin adventures. The 3 book series is a great way to collect and it’s also economical, but does not really bring the real flavor like individual 12 x 9.
Anyway, I got started with this one since Flight 714 was one of the best, besides the land of the black gold. I must say that most of the adventures that were dominated by Calculus were not very interesting, even though I have enjoyed Calculus' parts in all the adventures. Also, all the adventures that were space related were extremely boring. The rest are just terrific, the cigars of pharos, Flight 714, land of black gold, picaros, are one of the best works by Herge, who died a few years back.
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-04 00:00>
The Tintin books are a delight to kids and adults alike. A mixture of science fiction, history, archaeology, and mystery spread out in an elaborate, comic book form. These books will encourage kids to turn off the TV and dive into the world where a teenager and his dog can go to the moon, hunt buried treasure, pilot submarines, explore secret passages and be back in time for dinner. Perhaps an inspiration for Johnny Quest, these books have delighted readers for generations. |
A kid (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-04 00:00>
My favorite story in this volume is Flight 714. I like it, especially when Tintin gets captured and escapes. Although it does get a little weird because it seems that Tintin knows where everything is. It is suspenseful. Tintin and the Picaros takes Tintin and Snowy to the jungle of San Theodoros where they help General Alcazar over throw General Tapioca with a band of guerilla soldiers in a wild adventure. The Castafiore Emerald brings Bianca Castafiore to Captain Haddock's mansion Marlinspike where the Captain gets irritated by her shrill singing. |
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