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适读人群 :8岁及以上 Of Herge's many Tintin adventures, The Calculus Affair is generally considered the crown jewel. The intricate plot concerns Professor Calculus, who has stumbled upon an invention of devastating possibilities. Naturally the Bordurians will stop at nothing to shift the balance of power, so they kidnap the professor, sending Tintin and Captain Haddock on a dizzying chase. Also includes an extended set-piece involving a piece of sticky tape, and the first appearance by the insurance agent from hell, Jolyon Wagg.
内容简介
Tintin, the Captain, and Snowy attempt to rescue Dr. Calculus who has been kidnapped by the Bordurians.
作者简介
Georges Prosper Remi (22 May 1907 – 3 March 1983), better known by the pen name Hergé, was a Belgian comics writer and artist. His best known and most substantial work is the 23 completed comic books in The Adventures of Tintin series, which he wrote and illustrated from 1929 until his death in 1983, although he was also responsible for other well known comic book series such as Quick & Flupke (1930–1940) and Jo, Zette and Jocko (1936–1957).
Born into a middle-class family in Etterbeek, Brussels, he took a keen interest in Scouting in early life, something that would prove highly influential on his later work. Initially producing illustrations for Belgian Scouting magazines, in 1927 he began working for the conservative wing newspaper Le XXe Siècle, where he adopted the pen name "Hergé" , based upon the French pronunciation of "RG", his initials reversed. It was here, in 1929, that he began serialising the first of the Adventures of Tintin, Tintin in the Land of the Soviets.
The notable qualities of the Tintin stories include their vivid humanism, a realistic feel produced by meticulous and wide ranging research, and Hergé's ligne claire drawing style. Adult readers enjoy the many satirical references to the history and politics of the 20th century. The Blue Lotus, for example, was inspired by the Mukden incident that led to the Chinese-Japanese War of 1934. King Ottokar's Sceptre could be read against the background of Hitler's Anschluss or in the context of the struggle between the Romanian Iron Guard and the King of Romania, Carol II; whilst later albums such as The Calculus Affair depict the Cold War. Hergé has become one of the most famous Belgians worldwide and Tintin is still an international success.
Hergé is a prominent national hero in his native country, to the extent where he has been described as the actual "personification of Belgium". The long-awaited Hergé Museum was opened in Louvain-La-Neuve on 2 June 2009. Designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Christian de Portzamparc, the museum reflects Hergé's huge corpus of work which has, until now, been sitting in studios and bank vaults. His work remains a strong influence on comics, particularly in Europe. He was inducted into the Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2003.
前言/序言
丁丁在神秘的东方:重返故土与古老帝国的秘密 书籍信息: 书名: 丁丁历险记之《蓝莲花》 (The Blue Lotus) 作者: 埃尔热 (Hergé) 类型: 漫画小说,冒险故事 目标读者: 8岁及以上 --- 内容简介: 这是一部让欧洲读者初次真正接触到遥远东方神秘色彩的里程碑式作品。我们的比利时记者丁丁,在成功处理了埃及金字塔下的木乃伊谜团后,本应享受片刻的宁静。然而,一封来自中国,字迹潦草的求救信彻底打破了他的平静生活,并将他推入了一场涉及国际阴谋与文化冲突的惊心动魄的冒险之中。 故事始于一个看似寻常的事件:一位中国贵族青年在比利时被人毒害,所中的剧毒源自一种在欧洲闻所未闻的罕见毒药。丁丁的好友、热心的比利时汉学家张充仁(Chang Chong-Jen)正是事件的知情人之一。然而,就在丁丁试图深入调查时,张先生却神秘失踪了。所有指向真相的线索,都指向了一个遥远的东方国度——中国。 出于对朋友的义气和对真相的执着,丁丁毅然决然地踏上了前往上海的漫长旅程。甫一抵达中国领土,丁丁立刻感受到了与欧洲截然不同的文化冲击。他发现,这座城市远非欧洲报纸所描述的落后之地,而是充满了活力、矛盾与暗流涌动的复杂局势。 初入险境与友谊的建立: 丁丁的调查伊始便困难重重。他很快遭遇了当地军阀和腐败势力的阻挠。在一次险象环生的追逐战中,他被一群身份不明的歹徒跟踪和攻击。危急关头,他偶遇了中国友人张充仁。这次重逢充满了戏剧性,张先生并非如外界传闻般叛变或消失,而是为了保护一份关于国家机密的资料而被迫躲藏。 张先生向丁丁揭示了隐藏在平静表面下的巨大阴谋:一个由西方势力扶植的外国间谍组织正在利用政治动荡,制造事端,企图削弱中国的主权,并攫取当地的珍贵资源。他们利用鸦片贸易、伪造文件等手段,暗中操控局势。 深入敌后与文化探寻: 为了彻底揭穿阴谋,丁丁和张先生决定深入敌方内部。他们的旅程不仅是一场冒险,更是一次对中国丰富历史和风土人情的深刻体验。他们穿梭于繁华的上海租界与偏远的乡村之间,目睹了底层人民的困苦,也感受到了强烈的爱国主义精神。 他们必须提防无处不在的特务,这些间谍伪装得极其巧妙,每一次行动都伴随着被出卖的风险。在逃亡过程中,他们与一群勇敢的中国游击队员建立了联系,这些游击队员在艰苦的环境下,依然坚持着对民族独立的信念。 探访古老的传说: 阴谋的核心似乎指向了一个神秘的组织和一种传说中的古老宗教——“蓝莲花”教派。这个教派的标志被发现与毒药的来源、以及绑架张先生的幕后黑手有着千丝万缕的联系。 为了追踪“蓝莲花”的线索,丁丁和张先生不得不离开城市,进入了中国内陆的深山老林。在崎岖的山路上,他们不仅要应对自然的挑战,还要面对匪徒的伏击。他们发现,“蓝莲花”教派实际上是一个伪装的秘密社团,其真正的目的是为外国势力效力,窃取中国的文化瑰宝,并散布假消息,分化当地民众。 高潮与真相大白: 历经艰险,丁丁和张先生终于锁定了“蓝莲花”组织的秘密基地——一座隐秘的寺庙。在这里,他们发现了所有的罪证、伪造的公文,以及他们一直在寻找的幕后主使——一位伪善的西方商人,他利用自己伪装的慈善家身份,暗中进行着间谍活动。 在当地游击队的协助下,丁丁策划了一次周密的行动,成功制服了间谍头目,并解救了被囚禁的其他受害者。真相大白后,中国人民的抗争精神得到了凸显,国际舆论也开始关注这个地区被压迫的真实情况。 尾声: 任务完成,丁丁不仅救出了挚友张充仁,更重要的是,他为中国人民的抗争发出了正义的声音。这次东方之旅彻底改变了丁丁对世界的认知,他学会了尊重不同的文化,并深切理解了独立与自由的珍贵。在告别了热情的中国朋友后,丁丁带着对这段非凡经历的深刻记忆,踏上了返回欧洲的旅程。这部作品以其对中国文化的尊重、对国际政治的敏感洞察,成为了丁丁系列中最为重要和感人的一部篇章。
说实话,我之前对《丁丁历险记》这个系列一直褒贬不一,总觉得有些故事有点过于儿童化,但《卡尔库鲁斯案件》这本书却完全颠覆了我的看法。这本书的英文原版,平装的,我买来给家里的小朋友看的,但自己也忍不住翻了几页。不得不说,这个故事的深度和复杂性是我没想到的。虽然画风依旧是那种孩子们容易接受的漫画风格,但故事情节却相当精彩,充满了政治阴谋、科学竞赛,甚至还有一些谍战片的影子。里面的角色塑造也很到位,丁丁的机智勇敢,阿道克的粗犷幽默,以及卡尔库鲁斯教授这个角色带来的神秘感,都让人印象深刻。我特别欣赏的是,这本书并没有因为是给孩子看的就简化内容,而是保留了相当程度的真实感和挑战性。阅读英文原版的过程,也是一个很好的学习机会,里面的词汇和句子结构都比较地道,可以帮助小朋友建立初步的英文阅读能力。而且,书的排版和插图都非常吸引人,即使是对于不太喜欢阅读的孩子,也能被这些充满活力的画面所吸引。总的来说,这是一本既有趣又能学到东西的好书,强烈推荐给各位家长!