Asterix: Asterix The Gaul by René Goscinny

Asterix: Asterix The Gaul by René Goscinny

The first album chronicling the much-loved adventures of Asterix and friends.

As for the English adaptations of Asterix, they represent a real triumph of the translator's artAnthea Bell and Derek Hockridge have finessed every allusion and tweaked every joke, so that their cascading English verbal wit seems to come straight from the heart of the original books -- Boyd Tonkin * THE INDEPENDENT *
A cartoon drawn with such supreme artistry, and a text layered with such glorious wordplay, satire and historical and political allusion that no reader should ever feel like they've outgrown it...It is absurd that these wonderful books were ever out of print, and it's great to have them back -- Andrew Mueller * TIME OUT *
If you're new to the indomitable Gauls, our favourite is Asterix in Britain, for its wry wit lampooning the Brits * IRELAND ON SUNDAY *
There are plenty of Latin quips and snippets of Roman history, but enough low puns to make the stories as enjoyable as ever * EVENING STANDARD *

Rene Goscinny was born in Paris in 1926, and spent most of his childhood in Argentina, before eventually moving to Paris in 1951. He died in 1977. Albert Uderzo was born in 1927 in a small village in Marne, France. He met Rene Goscinny in 1951 and on 29 October 1959 their most famous creation, Asterix, made his first appearance on page 20 of Pilote. ASTERIX THE GAUL, their first album, was published in 1961 and there have now been 35 Asterix albums.

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ISBN 13	9780752866055
ISBN 10	0752866052
Title	Asterix: Asterix The Gaul
Author	René Goscinny
Series	Asterix
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Little, Brown Book Group
Year published	2005-04-21
Number of pages	48
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.