Tintin and the Secret of Literature Book Launch
Friday 7 June 2013, 13:30
Moscow International Open Book Festival, Yalta Pavilion
The Central House of Artists (10 Krymsky Val Street, Moscow)
British novelist Tom McCarthy (b. 1969) first gained popularity in Russia with his book Remainder. Now, his latest work, Tintin and the Secret of Literature, will be published in Russian as part of Garage's joint publishing program with Ad Marginem press.
In his literary criticism, McCarthy investigates The Adventures of Tintin - the series of comic books created by Belgian cartoonist Hergé - positioning them as a phenomenon of European culture that moves beyond the boundaries of conventional ‘drawn stories'. McCarthy presents the Tintin series as a subject worthy of serious analysis, comparing them to literary classics. He argues that Hergè is more than simply a great cartoonist, and that the books display ‘a mastery of plot and symbol, theme and sub-text far superior to that displayed by most ‘real' novelists', exploring eternal ideas, such as the struggle between good and evil, life and death, friendship and betrayal.
The book launch will be attended by representatives from Garage Center for Contemporary Culture, Ad Marginem Press and Makhaon Publishing House, publishers of the Russian-language Tintin comics, as well as European comic specialist Mikhail Khachaturov and comic book collector Donatien de Rochambeau.
Admission is free. Please e-mail publish@garagemca.org to reserve a place.
