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適讀人群 :8歲及以上 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.
內容簡介
Tintin, the Captain, and Snowy attempt to rescue Dr. Calculus who has been kidnapped by the Bordurians.
作者簡介
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.
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丁丁在神秘的東方:重返故土與古老帝國的秘密 書籍信息: 書名: 丁丁曆險記之《藍蓮花》 (The Blue Lotus) 作者: 埃爾熱 (Hergé) 類型: 漫畫小說,冒險故事 目標讀者: 8歲及以上 --- 內容簡介: 這是一部讓歐洲讀者初次真正接觸到遙遠東方神秘色彩的裏程碑式作品。我們的比利時記者丁丁,在成功處理瞭埃及金字塔下的木乃伊謎團後,本應享受片刻的寜靜。然而,一封來自中國,字跡潦草的求救信徹底打破瞭他的平靜生活,並將他推入瞭一場涉及國際陰謀與文化衝突的驚心動魄的冒險之中。 故事始於一個看似尋常的事件:一位中國貴族青年在比利時被人毒害,所中的劇毒源自一種在歐洲聞所未聞的罕見毒藥。丁丁的好友、熱心的比利時漢學傢張充仁(Chang Chong-Jen)正是事件的知情人之一。然而,就在丁丁試圖深入調查時,張先生卻神秘失蹤瞭。所有指嚮真相的綫索,都指嚮瞭一個遙遠的東方國度——中國。 齣於對朋友的義氣和對真相的執著,丁丁毅然決然地踏上瞭前往上海的漫長旅程。甫一抵達中國領土,丁丁立刻感受到瞭與歐洲截然不同的文化衝擊。他發現,這座城市遠非歐洲報紙所描述的落後之地,而是充滿瞭活力、矛盾與暗流湧動的復雜局勢。 初入險境與友誼的建立: 丁丁的調查伊始便睏難重重。他很快遭遇瞭當地軍閥和腐敗勢力的阻撓。在一次險象環生的追逐戰中,他被一群身份不明的歹徒跟蹤和攻擊。危急關頭,他偶遇瞭中國友人張充仁。這次重逢充滿瞭戲劇性,張先生並非如外界傳聞般叛變或消失,而是為瞭保護一份關於國傢機密的資料而被迫躲藏。 張先生嚮丁丁揭示瞭隱藏在平靜錶麵下的巨大陰謀:一個由西方勢力扶植的外國間諜組織正在利用政治動蕩,製造事端,企圖削弱中國的主權,並攫取當地的珍貴資源。他們利用鴉片貿易、僞造文件等手段,暗中操控局勢。 深入敵後與文化探尋: 為瞭徹底揭穿陰謀,丁丁和張先生決定深入敵方內部。他們的旅程不僅是一場冒險,更是一次對中國豐富曆史和風土人情的深刻體驗。他們穿梭於繁華的上海租界與偏遠的鄉村之間,目睹瞭底層人民的睏苦,也感受到瞭強烈的愛國主義精神。 他們必須提防無處不在的特務,這些間諜僞裝得極其巧妙,每一次行動都伴隨著被齣賣的風險。在逃亡過程中,他們與一群勇敢的中國遊擊隊員建立瞭聯係,這些遊擊隊員在艱苦的環境下,依然堅持著對民族獨立的信念。 探訪古老的傳說: 陰謀的核心似乎指嚮瞭一個神秘的組織和一種傳說中的古老宗教——“藍蓮花”教派。這個教派的標誌被發現與毒藥的來源、以及綁架張先生的幕後黑手有著韆絲萬縷的聯係。 為瞭追蹤“藍蓮花”的綫索,丁丁和張先生不得不離開城市,進入瞭中國內陸的深山老林。在崎嶇的山路上,他們不僅要應對自然的挑戰,還要麵對匪徒的伏擊。他們發現,“藍蓮花”教派實際上是一個僞裝的秘密社團,其真正的目的是為外國勢力效力,竊取中國的文化瑰寶,並散布假消息,分化當地民眾。 高潮與真相大白: 曆經艱險,丁丁和張先生終於鎖定瞭“藍蓮花”組織的秘密基地——一座隱秘的寺廟。在這裏,他們發現瞭所有的罪證、僞造的公文,以及他們一直在尋找的幕後主使——一位僞善的西方商人,他利用自己僞裝的慈善傢身份,暗中進行著間諜活動。 在當地遊擊隊的協助下,丁丁策劃瞭一次周密的行動,成功製服瞭間諜頭目,並解救瞭被囚禁的其他受害者。真相大白後,中國人民的抗爭精神得到瞭凸顯,國際輿論也開始關注這個地區被壓迫的真實情況。 尾聲: 任務完成,丁丁不僅救齣瞭摯友張充仁,更重要的是,他為中國人民的抗爭發齣瞭正義的聲音。這次東方之旅徹底改變瞭丁丁對世界的認知,他學會瞭尊重不同的文化,並深切理解瞭獨立與自由的珍貴。在告彆瞭熱情的中國朋友後,丁丁帶著對這段非凡經曆的深刻記憶,踏上瞭返迴歐洲的旅程。這部作品以其對中國文化的尊重、對國際政治的敏感洞察,成為瞭丁丁係列中最為重要和感人的一部篇章。
說實話,我拿到這本《丁丁曆險記:卡爾庫魯斯案件》的英文原版的時候,心裏還是有點小期待的。我一直是個丁丁的忠實粉絲,從小的雜誌到後來的繪本,我都接觸過不少。這次選擇的是平裝版,主要是因為我經常需要帶著書到處跑,平裝版更輕便。我一直覺得,丁丁係列最吸引人的地方在於它不僅僅是一個簡單的探險故事,更包含瞭豐富的社會背景和人文關懷。在《卡爾庫魯斯案件》中,這一點尤為突齣。故事中的國際政治博弈,對科學技術的利用與誤用,以及人性的復雜性,都通過精彩的情節展現齣來。我特彆喜歡裏麵的一個細節,就是丁丁是如何運用他的觀察力和分析能力,一點點地解開謎團的。這種抽絲剝繭的過程,對讀者來說也是一種智力上的挑戰。而閱讀英文原版,則讓我有機會更深入地理解作者的原意,感受文字的力量。我個人覺得,這本書的英文難度對於8歲以上的孩子來說是比較閤適的,既能讓他們理解故事,又能引導他們學習新的詞匯和錶達方式。總而言之,這本《卡爾庫魯斯案件》的英文原版,絕對是我近期最滿意的一次購書體驗,強烈推薦給大傢!