There is a link between Herge, this disappointing man, and Females s creation Tintin, who fights against despots so bravely.It lies in the rationalisation of impotence: a very European preoccupation.

• 在艾尔热这个令人失望的男人和他笔下的勇于与暴君抗争的丁丁之间有一条纽带，那就是把无能合理化：这个无能是欧洲人的一块心病。