Asterix and the Great Crossing (Asterix (Darguard)) [Paperback]

Rene de Goscinny (Author), Goscinny (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up | Series: Asterix (Darguard)

Land ho! Asterix and Obelix had been lost at sea, but they've finally reached what they think is a Roman colony. Then the Vikings turn up on a voyage of discovery, and the two Gauls realize that they've done something greater and more important: they've discovered a strange New World.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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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. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback
• Publisher: Dargaud Publishing International (May 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0917201655
• ISBN-13: 978-0917201653
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.4 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,255,426 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Probably the best Asterix ever written, July 8, 1999

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This review is from: Asterix and the Great Crossing (Asterix (Darguard)) (Paperback)

The Great Crossing is definitely my favorite episode, the image of Asterix as the Statue of Liberty is just amazing. If you've never read Asterix, this is maybe the episode to start with.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Asterix in America!, July 15, 2002

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Gary Selikow (Great Kush) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Asterix and the Great Crossing (Asterix (Darguard)) (Paperback)

First published in French in 1975 as La Grande Traversée, it was first published in English in 1976.

Asterix and Obelix volunteer to go fishing, as Getafix needs fresh fish, which Unhigienix, the fishmonger, as usual, cannot provide.

Stormy weather blows them to a strange destination where they meet up with a strange people who they cannot quite identify (of course we have the benefit of hindsight and know that this is America and these people are Native Americans.) Before the end of the voyage they also get to run into Vikings (A slightly different breed it seems, to those we met in `Asterix and the Normans').

As usual our friends voyage to interesting places and upside down. In the Asterix albums we have met parodies of figures such as Boadicea, The Beatles, Napoleon, Laurence Olivier and 007. In this one we get to meet up with a spoof of Harold Wilson, British Prime minister when this book was published.

Of course the theme of food also comes up quite a lot. It seems the authors of the Asterix albums had quite an obsession with food!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Asterix conquers America! (a little of it, anyway...), April 12, 2007

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This review is from: Asterix and the Great Crossing (Paperback)

Rene Goscinny, Asterix and the Great Crossing (Dargaud, 1975)

Getafix is out of fish, and Unhygenix's shipment has been delayed. You wouldn't think this a problem, with our favorite Gaulish village being on the sea and all, but somehow it is, and Asterix and Obelix are off to the rescue again. Except that while they're out fishing, a storm brews up and sends them halfway around the world to a place where the boars have been replaced by "gobblers" and the Romans wear facepaint. Yes, this is the volume upon which Asterix Conquers America is (very loosely) based. Lots of Indians, some Danish vikings (so Goscinny could play with Hamlet, naturally), and the usual mix of punning and mayhem ensue. Another good one. ***