The announcement had the effect of a small bomb in the Landerneau des Tintinophiles.
In
Paris Match
, written by Jérôme Dupuis, Nick Rodwell, director of the Moulinsart company and manager of Hergé's rights for thirty years, announced that he had decided to write a book, to be published in 2022 and provisionally entitled
Trust but verify
, in which he intends to
"tell how we bring a hero to life for decades without the slightest novelty."
Administrator of the association "Les Amis d'Hergé", Jacques Langlois is a tintinophile from the start.
As early as 1960, he came into contact with Hergé.
A faithful correspondence was engaged between them until the death of the designer in March 1983. Author of the recent book
A little praise for Tintin
, Langlois is able to analyze the ins and outs of such an announcement.
He agreed to answer the
Figaro's
questions
.
Read also: Who is Nick Rodwell, the man who confined Tintin?
LE FIGARO . - Were you surprised to learn that Nick Rodwell was going to publish a book next year?
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