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Tintin and the Picaros
Book • 1978
Tintin and the Picaros is the twenty-third episode in the Adventures of Tintin series, published in 1976.
The story follows young reporter Tintin, his dog Snowy, Captain Haddock, and Professor Calculus as they travel to the fictional South American nation of San Theodoros to rescue their friend opera singer Bianca Castafiore, who has been imprisoned by the dictatorial government of General Tapioca.
Once there, they become involved with General Alcazar and his band of anti-government rebels known as the Picaros.
The narrative explores themes of political revolution, moral ambiguity, and the hypocrisy behind cycles of revolution and counter-revolution in South America.
This was the last complete Tintin adventure written by Hergé, taking more than ten years to complete.
The story follows young reporter Tintin, his dog Snowy, Captain Haddock, and Professor Calculus as they travel to the fictional South American nation of San Theodoros to rescue their friend opera singer Bianca Castafiore, who has been imprisoned by the dictatorial government of General Tapioca.
Once there, they become involved with General Alcazar and his band of anti-government rebels known as the Picaros.
The narrative explores themes of political revolution, moral ambiguity, and the hypocrisy behind cycles of revolution and counter-revolution in South America.
This was the last complete Tintin adventure written by Hergé, taking more than ten years to complete.
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