Corto maltese
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Corto Maltese: Ballad of the Salty Sea
I have been hearing good things about Hugo Pratt, yet I was still surprised by how much I enjoyed the adventures of his hero, Corto Maltese, in this first album, set in the early years on World War I among the exotic islands of the South Pacific. I have come across a quote by Bill Bryson in a travel book I finished only a couple of weeks ago that seems appropriate her: Bill visits the Maritime Museum in Liverpool, and laments the passing of the age of sail and discovery. "Once there was infinite romance in the sea ..." exclaims Bryson, and here I am, a few days later, falling under the spell of the Mollucas and the Sulawesi and of all the other spice scented Polynesian coves promising adventure and danger and love under a tropical moon.
The year is 1914, and a local catamaran crewed by savages and commanded by a rogue named Rasputin picks up a couple of stray European youngsters from the middle of the ocean. A few miles further on and another marooned sailor is brought onboard : he goes by the name of Corto Maltese and he has
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Hugo Pratt
Italian comic book artist (1927–1995)
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Hugo Pratt in 1989 | |
| Born | Ugo Eugenio Prat (1927-06-15)15 June 1927 Rimini, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | 20 August 1995(1995-08-20) (aged 68) Grandvaux, Switzerland |
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| Awards | Full list |
Ugo Eugenio Prat (15 June 1927 – 20 August 1995), better known as Hugo Pratt, was an Italian comic book creator who was known for combining strong storytelling with extensive historical research on works such as Corto Maltese. He was inducted into the Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame in 2005, and was awarded the 15th anniversary special Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême at the Angoulême Festival. In 1946 Hugo Pratt became part of the so-called Group of Venice with Fernando Carcupino, Dino Battaglia and Damiano Damiani.
Biography
Early years
Born in Rimini, Italy, to Rolando Prat and Evelina (Genero) Prat, Ugo Eugenio Prat spent much of his childhood in Venice in a very cosmopolitan family environment. His paternal grandfather Joseph was Catholic of English and Prove
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Corto Maltese: The Ballad of the Salt Sea
I have been hearing good things about Hugo Pratt, yet I was still surprised by how much I enjoyed the adventures of his hero, Corto Maltese, in this first album, set in the early years on World War I among the exotic islands of the South Pacific. I have come across a quote by Bill Bryson in a travel book I finished only a couple of weeks ago that seems appropriate her: Bill visits the Maritime Museum in Liverpool, and laments the passing of the age of sail and discovery. "Once there was infinite romance in the sea ..." exclaims Bryson, and here I am, a few days later, falling under the spell of the Mollucas and the Sulawesi and of all the other spice scented Polynesian coves promising adventure and danger and love under a tropical moon.
The year is 1914, and a local catamaran crewed by savages and commanded by a rogue named Rasputin picks up a couple of stray European youngsters from the middle of the ocean. A few miles further on and another marooned sailor is brought onboard : he goes by the name of Corto Maltese and he
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