Asterix the Gaul

Zusatztext There are plenty of Latin quips and snippets of Roman history! but enough low puns to make the stories as enjoyable as ever Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext The year is 50BC, and all Gaul is occupied. Only one small village of indomitable Gauls still holds out against the invaders. But how much longer can Asterix, Obelix and their friends resist the mighty Roman legions of Julius Caesar? Anything is possible, with a little cunning plus the druid Getafix's magic potions! Their effects can be truly hair-raising... Zusammenfassung The first album chronicling the much-loved adventures of Asterix and friends.

Product details

• Authors: Rene Goscinny, René Goscinny, Goscinny Rene, Goscinny-r, Albert Uderzo, Uderzo-a
• Assisted by: Albert Uderzo (Illustration), Uderzo Albert (Illustration)
• Publisher: Sphere
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.04.2004
• EAN: 9780752866048
• ISBN: 978-0-7528-6604-8
• No. of pages: 48
• Dimensions: 223 mm x 290 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 345 g
• Series: Asterix; ORION ASTERIX A; Asterix; ORION ASTERIX A
• Subjects: Fiction > Comic, cartoon, humour, satire > Comic; JUVENILE FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Historical, Interest age: from c 7 years, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2 (England and Wales), European comic books: general, classic, all ages