Ding ding adventure (Episode 5) -- The broken ear

Author: Hergé
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Publish Date: 2002-04-01
Features: In this series, Tintin sets off to South America to find a statue stolen from the national museum. Along the way, Tintin gets involved in military and economic conflicts between countries. Tintin meets General Alcazar and becomes his adjutant. Hergé drew inspiration from the three-year war between Bolivia and Paraguay, setting the story against the backdrop of the conflict, with newspapers being the author's primary source of material. The exotic atmosphere of South America is also a highlight of this book.
Trivia: At the beginning of the story, the museum director sticks a spoon behind his ear while stirring coffee with a pen. On the following page, he wears his clothes inside out (the small details in Tintin are great).