Tim Und Struppi: Die Schwarze Insel [Paperback]

Herge (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 63 pages
• Publisher: Carlsen Verlag Gmbh (January 1, 1998)
• Language: German
• ISBN-10: 3551732264
• ISBN-13: 978-3551732262
• Product Dimensions: 11.4 x 8.6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,011,557 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Hergé, one of the most famous Belgians in the world, was a comics writer and artist. The internationally successful Adventures of Tintin are his most well-known and beloved works. They have been translated into 38 different languages and have inspired such legends as Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. He wrote and illustrated for "The Adventures of Tintin" until his death in 1983.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Tintin chases counterfeiters through the British Isles, December 5, 2004

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This review is from: Tim Und Struppi: Die Schwarze Insel (Paperback)

While on a walk in the countryside Tintin sees a small plane make an emergency landing in a field. When he approaches the pilot to offer help he is shot at. Later he returns to investigate and follows a trail of counterfeit money to Scottland. Tintin is suspicious about what is going on on the Black Island. Natives say that a monster lives on the island and that those who travel there never come back. But Tintin must investigate...

Snowy explores the deadly sin of gluttony in this book: He spends the beginning of the book persistently dragging around a large bone and then a roasted chicken while Tintin scolds him. Snowy also discovers alcohol when he finds a leaky wine container in the cargo car of a train. Later Snowy drinks beer from a keg in a Scottish bar. Tintin is up to his usual quality, and fans of Snowy will especially like this one. The dog is super cute!

If you are reading this to help learn German, Tintin comics are good for reading at a German 2 level. There are many words that aren't basic vocabulary but it is still easy to follow the story because the writing and pictures tend to reinforce each other.