Michael Farr
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Michael Farr is a leading British Tintinologist, that is, an expert on the world of the comic Tintin and it's creator, Hergé. He has written numerous books on the subject as well as translating several others into English. He is also a writer on several other subjects and was a former reporter.
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[edit] Biography
He was born in 1953 in Paris to British parents. He became a reporter, first for Reuters and then the Daily Telegraph, travelling around the world. After meeting Herge, he started writing his books about him, becoming one of the world's greatest tintinologists. In 2002 he was interviewed on BBC News in a section on the Tintin exhibition at the Greenwhich Maritime Gallery. In 2003, he appeared in the film documentary, Tintin and I.
[edit] Bibliography
[edit] Books he Wrote about Tintin
- Tintin, 60 years of Adventure
- Tintin The Complete Companion
- The Adventures of Tintin at Sea
[edit] Books he wrote that were not about Tintin
- Vanishing Borders
- Berlin! Berlin!
[edit] Books he translated into English
- Tintin and the World of Herge by Benoit Peeters
- Herge and Tintin, Reporters by Philip Goddin
