Allo'Allo!: The Complete War Diaries of Rene Artois [Paperback]

Rene Fairfax (Editor), John Haselden (Translator)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1997

Contains volumes 1 and 2 of the memoirs of France's greatest hero, Rene Artois, who features in the BBC TV comedy series "'Allo 'Allo", which recounts his role in the French Resistance during World War II.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Parkwest Pubns (October 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0563363274
• ISBN-13: 978-0563363279
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,621,223 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars For diehard fans, August 16, 2000

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This review is from: Allo'Allo!: The Complete War Diaries of Rene Artois (Paperback)

This book was rather amusing, but a little dissappointing. I would reccomend it for diehard fans only. It is basically all the events from the early seasons of the TV show written out in diary form by Rene. The running gag that tied the book together was basically every mention of anything having to do with sex was either blotted out, or changed by the innocent well-meaning "translator". This gag was rather juvenile, and got old fast -- although I have to admit, the change of "having it off" to "having a tiff" by the "translator" made me giggle. There were many amusing extras though, that made the book worth a read -- it included Rene's obituaries, Lt. Gruber's love poems, a birthday card from Flick to Helga, etc. were very funny. There were also great pictures from the show -- my fave was of Gruber in the bath! It's an entertaining book, but not worth it if you are only a casual fan of the show.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious!, July 16, 2002

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anna (Vienna, Austria) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Allo'Allo!: The Complete War Diaries of Rene Artois (Paperback)

The thing I love most about this book is that it successfully captures the unique comedy of the BBC TV-series. Seldom has a book made me laugh out loud like this one did. If you're a fan of the show, miss this at your own peril!