Asterix And The Great Divide (#25)

Author: René Goscinny; Albert Uderzo

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  • : 22.00 NZD
  • : 9780752847733
  • : Little, Brown Book Group Limited
  • : Sphere
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  • : 0.235868
  • : November 2001
  • : 287mm X 216mm X 4mm
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  • : 22.0
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  • : René Goscinny; Albert Uderzo
  • : Asterix
  • : Paperback
  • : 1
  • : Albert Uderzo
  • : English
  • : 741.5
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  • : 48
  • : Comic strip fiction / graphic novels; Cartoons & comic strips
  • : 48 Colour Photo\Illu(s)
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Barcode 9780752847733
9780752847733

Description

The path of true love never did run smoothly—especially when the sweethearts’ fathers have split their town in half. That’s the problem for Histrionix and the beautiful Melodrama, son and daughter of two rival chieftains. So the star-crossed lovers call in Asterix, Obelix, and Getafix to sort everything out. Can the trusty trio persuade the village to reunite? Maybe some magic will help.

Promotion info

Special re-release to follow the first new Asterix adventure for 5 years Global sales of Asterix outstrip Harry Potter 11,000 websites devoted to Asterix Combined UK sales of the last 5 books - 2.2 million copies Over 300 million books sold world-wide

Reviews

The Asterix books represent the very summit of our achievement as a literary race. In Asterix one finds all of human life. The fact that the books were written originally in French is no matter. I have read them all in many languages and, like all great literature, they are best in English. Anthea Bell and Derek Hockridge, Asterix's translators since the very beginning, have made great books into eternal flames. THE TIMES"

Author description

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. 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.