Michael Farr Books

Tintin The Complete Companion starts where Tintin and the World of Hergé stopped. An overview of the world-famous comic character and of his adventures through the 23 titles of the complete oeuvre, the Complete Companion contextualizes Hergé's work and places it in its historical period by showing side by side by side the drawings and the references used by the artist to establish believable backgrounds and realistic details.Also included are large numbers of sketches that Herge would rework and polish until he would find the clearest, most easily readable line, giving birth to a style that would later be called the Clear Line.

The author presents his impresssions of East Germany before, during and after its revolution. A foreign correspondent in Germany, he witnessed and reported the rigid hand of communism in the East and its overthrow, the joy of the Wall coming down and the festivities surrounding German unification.

Before Frederick the Great, Berlin was small and provincial, but as Prussian influence was extended by military force, it adopted a vital role and became a city to vie in elegance and splendour with the other capitals of Europe, embarking on a period of hectic cultural activity and expansion. This companion guide takes the reader through the years that saw Napoleon enter Berlin, the great industrialization that gave rise to the workers' movements, and the daring and exciting 1920s, when Marlene Dietrich starred in "Blue Angel", and describes how all that was vibrant and original in the city was stifled and silenced by Hitler and the Nazis. The post-war division was cruel and illogical, and ended only with the opening of the Wall in November 1989, which made way for the new capital of a reunited Germany. Michael Farr's first book, "Vanishing Borders", was shortlisted for the Thomas Cook Award in 1992. He has lived in Germany for more than ten years.

Aus den Archiven des Tim-Schöpfers Hergé fördert Michael Farr eine beeindruckende Fülle von Material zu jedem einzelnen Abenteuer von »Tim und Struppi« zu Tage. Hunderte von Fotos und Zeitungsausschnitten zeigen, wie sehr die Serie ein Abbild ihrer Zeit ist und wie gründlich Hergé recherchierte, um seine Geschichten so realistisch wie möglich zu gestalten. Ein großes Lesevergnügen für alle Tim-Fans, das voller amüsanter Details steckt.

Der führende britische Tim und Struppi-Experte und Journalist Michael Farr präsentiert seine Auswahl der zwölf wichtigsten und schillerndsten Figuren aus Tim & Struppi. In Tim & Co. enthüllt er ihre Urspünge, ihre Charaktereigenschaften und ihre anhaltende Attraktivität. Üppig illustriert und kompetent geschrieben nähert sich Michael Farr dem Ensemble von Tim & Struppi, den Figuren, die Millionen Leser auf der ganzen Welt kennen und lieben. Ein guter Grund, noch einmal alle Abenteuer von Tim seinen Freunden zu lesen!