The Romans have invaded Britain, but one village still holds out. Asterix and Obelix come to help, with a barrel of magic potion in hand. But to deliver the precious brew, the Gaulish heroes must face fog, rain, bad food, warm beer, and the Roman, too.
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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.
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39 of 40 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Very poor translation,
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This review is from: Asterix in Britain (Adventures of Asterix) (Paperback)
Thinking that I was buying an Anthea Bell and Derek Hockridge translation, I was in for a disappointment. Thought the translation is adequate, the humor is lost. If you can buy a British version of this comic(or any other Asterix for that matter), do so by all means. In the Brit version Bell and Hockridge do a superb job of translating (and punning) and have enough literary and contemporary references to keep even grown ups amused. This American version like it says, IS strictly for 9-12 year olds.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
TERRIBLE translation,
By Charles Edwards (Orlando, FL United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Asterix in Britain (Adventures of Asterix) (Paperback)
I agree with the reviews above-the translation in this one is horrible. The name changes are universally poor, the jokes have been forcibly removed, and it feels like a skeleton of the original. Getafix will always be Getafix, Vitalstatistix the same. Beg or plead for an earlier English translation, it would be worth twice what you pay for this one.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
I agree with the reader from Dallas.,
By lash (Boston) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Asterix in Britain (Adventures of Asterix) (Paperback)
Not only is the translation disappointing, the key characters around Asterix and Obelix have "NEW" names! (example - Druid Getafix's name is 'Magigimix' in this book! ). However the illustration is exactly as the original. I found 2 more books with the same translation problem - Asterix and the Great Crossing and the Olympic games (both paperback). If you are serious fan do not buy these books.
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