Product Description

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #94548 in Books
• Published on: 2005-04-28
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 48 pages

Language Notes
Text: French

About the Author
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 33 Asterix albums. 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 33 Asterix albums.

Customer Reviews

The fun doesn't get translated
It's one of my favorite comics in French. There's a laugh in each page. But the English version, which I bought for an American friend, is really boring.

One of the best Asterix albums
One of the best albums of Asterix has a soothsayer arriving into the rebel Gaul village during a storm (which I guess has the Gauls in a vulnerable mood, since one of the few things they fear is the sky falling over them). All its inhabitants (save Asterix) fall for the con man, who is showered with presents in exchange for favorable predictions. Even Obelix becomes fascinated by the stranger. Eventually, the Romans decide to use the soothsayer to convince the Gauls to flee the village, which they do. When things are becoming real dark for the future of the Gauls, Panoramix (who was in a convention of druids) arrives, and with Asterix plans how to convince the villagers to come back, and get even with the soothsayer (who, imprisoned by a Roman general, who wants him to augur a future as an emperor, isn't going through a good time either). A very good book, overall, that is strongly against gullibility and superstition.

Graphic SF Reader
In the middle of a storm, which has the superstitious Gauls nervous, a conman pretending to be a soothsayer arrives.

Almost everyone but Asterix falls for his bumpf, even the Romans he ends up with after Asterix smokes him out.

An invasion of the village by Romans leads the Gauls to return the favour, allowing the women to partake of the magic potion.