"Written in 1958 by Hergé, Tintin in Tibet was an introduction to Tibet's beauty, landscape and culture for millions of people. Tintin's journey over the Himalayas to Tibet mirrored the Dalai Lama's escape from Tibet the following year, in 1959.
In 2001, the Hergé Foundation blocked Chinese attempts to rewrite both Tintin's and Tibet's history by demanding the recall of a Chinese version printed in Beijing entitled "Tintin in China's Tibet." The book was eventually republished under its original title, Tintin in Tibet. "
Unfortunately this 2009 Australia Tibet Council calendar is sold out.
Too bad it's sold out - it would have made a perfect gift tor someone I know.
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