# Tintin and the Secret of Literature

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- Book: [Tintin and the Secret of Literature](https://www.bookquiver.com/tom-mccarthy/tintin-and-the-secret-of-literature) ([Tintin and the Secret of Literature.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/tom-mccarthy/tintin-and-the-secret-of-literature.md))
- Authors: [Tom McCarthy](https://www.bookquiver.com/tom-mccarthy)
- Publisher: counterpoint
- ISBN: 978-15-8243-405-6
- Pages: 224
- Published: 2008-03-03
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Arguing that the Tintin books' characters are as strong and their plots as complex as any dreamed up by the great novelists, Tom McCarthy asks a simple question: Is Tintin literature? Taking a cue from...