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The Blue Lotus

fifth volume of The Adventures of Tintin
Book comic_book_album Q76210

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
comic book album
Award received
Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century[3]
Author
Hergé[2]
Genre
adventure comic[5]
Language of work or name
French[9]
Publication date
1936, 1946[11][12]
Follows
Cigars of the Pharaoh[6]
Followed by
The Broken Ear[7]
Official website
fr.tintin.com[21]
Part of the series
The Adventures of Tintin[8]
Characters
Thomson and Thompson, Mitsuhirato, Rastapopoulos, Chang Chong-Chen, Tintin, Snowy, Fan Se-Yeng[14][15][16][17][18][19][20]
Country of origin
Belgium[10]
Published in
Le Petit Vingtième[22]
Publisher
Casterman[4]
Start time
August 9, 1934[13]
Takes place in fictional universe
Tintin universe[23]
Title
Le Lotus bleu[24]
🏷️ Also known as
en The Blue Lotus en Tintin in the Orient ar اللوتس الأزرق cs Le Lotus bleu cs Modrý lotos da Den Blå Lotus de Der Blaue Lotos es Las aventuras de Tintín: El Loto Azul es El Loto Azul es Las aventuras de Tintin El Loto Azul es Las aventuras de Tintin: El Loto Azul fa گل آبی fa گل ابی fa نیلوفر آبی fi Sininen lootus fr Tinitin et le lotus bleu he הלוטוס הכחול id Lotus Biru it Il Drago Blu it Il Loto Blu
🔖 Identifiers · 12
GND ID
1138376841
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Chinese black dragon red background.svg ↗
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
16135817x
Bitraga work ID
1906
BookBrainz work ID
1ef37373-2c32-46a1-9485-9d8d9ab3e4b7
Fandom article ID
tintin:The_Blue_Lotus
Freebase ID
/m/01ptzf
GCD series ID
33837, 33860
LibraryThing work ID
3228445
MusicBrainz work ID
7589f922-e606-4ec1-8527-f2629882171a
Open Library ID
OL151051W
Vikidia article ID
fr:Le_Lotus_bleu

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🔗 Connections
Characters 5
Tintin, Snowy, Thomson and Thompson, Rastapopoulos, Chang Chong-Chen
← Mb:writer 2
Hergé, Hergé
← Present in work 2
Rastapopoulos, Chang Chong-Chen
Author 1
Hergé
Award received 1
Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century
Country of origin 1
Belgium
Followed by 1
The Broken Ear
Followed by (predecessor) 1
The Broken Ear
Follows 1
Cigars of the Pharaoh
Genre 1
adventure comic
Instance of 1
comic book album
Language of work or name 1
French
Part of the series 1
The Adventures of Tintin
Preceded by (successor) 1
Cigars of the Pharaoh
Published in 1
Le Petit Vingtième
Publisher 1
Casterman
← SNARC ID 1
New Rochelle
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Summary

The Blue Lotus is a comic book album[1].

FAQs

What awards did The Blue Lotus receive?

Honors received include Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century[3].

Related Entities

Belgium Hergé

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  1. 25d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → comic book album
    Language of work or name → French
    Country of origin → Belgium
    Takes place in fictional universe → Tintin universe
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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