Hugo Pratt
Corto Maltese: La Casa dorada di Samarkand
Originally published in Linus (Milano Libri), 1980-1981, continuing in Corto Maltese (Milano Libri), 1983-1985; and in À suivre (Casterman), 1980-1981, continuing in Corto Maltese (Casterman), 1985-1986
“I had been thinking of creating a Corto’s double for a long time. His mother once told him – and mine also told me – that if one day you meet your double, there is danger, because one of the two is going to bring misfortune to the other. I found it interesting.”
—Hugo Pratt, about The Golden House of Samarkand, quoted in CONG’s website