The death as been reported of Leslie Lonsdale-Cooper, aged 97.
No I hadn’t heard of her either.
She was the co-translator, with one Michael Turner, of Belgian writer/illustrator/genius Hergé.
The author of the Tintin books.
Read the obit. She was the person who translated Captain Haddock’s expostulations into English – ie she is responsible for “Blistering Barnacles”, “Thundering Typhoons” – etc etc
My question is – did you grow up with Tintin?
In New Zealand, we all did.
But when I moved to Australia in the early 80s, I discovered two essential differences between the Australian and New Zealand cultures (apart from all the indigenous cultural things that are now deservedly more prominent)
1. Australians did not grow up with Tintin 2. Australians did not grow up with Little Feat
Let us address No 1.
Did Afterworders grow up with Tintin?