Hernan Diaz: ‘The Tintin books were problematic but they were also gorgeous and gripping’ | Fiction
My earliest reading memoryBecause I grew up in Stockholm, it’s not surprising that my earliest literary memories should revolve around Astrid Lindgren. The first novel I ever read may have been Ronja, the Robber’s Daughter.My favourite book growing upThroughout my childhood I was obsessed with Tintin. It was clear to me even then that these books were problematic (of the ones I had, Prisoners of the Sun, in particular, angered me), but they were also gorgeous and gripping. And their most magical quality was that, despite…