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Goscinny and Uderzo Present An Asterix Adventure: Asterix in Corsica

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First published in French in 1973 as Ast'rix en Corse, Asterix in Corsica was first published in English in 1979.

Asterix and friends free a Corsican chieftain, exiled by the Romans, at the camp of Totorum, and he asks them to accompany him to Corsica, to see how they deal with the Romans there.

There they help the Corsicans to defeat their Roman oppressors, through adventures in the marquis, and get to grips with the proud and touchy Corsicans, and their complicated clan feuds, while experiencing the wonderful sights, sounds, scents and tastes of Corsica.

Particularly amusing are the names of the Roman camps around Corsica on the map at the front of the book, and the culinary names of the Corsican clan chiefs!

The vendor stated the book was in good condition and it was. The only thing keeping it from being in excellent condition was that it was older paper but that is just fine. The vendor sent this product immediately. It arrived several days earlier than expected.

This one is the best of asterix. I'm corsican and gosciny really depicts a close portrait ofthis wonderfull country (yes I said country!) and it's inhabitants.

if you speak french though: read it in french. the translation is pretty good though. Except that getafix is called panoramix in the true life

What used to be fun when I was a kid, is sadly no longer as exciting now. I have had high hopes both from Asterix and Tintin, and Father Time has moved me along way too much ..

Kids may still enjoy it and find these hard to put down, but I have found it difficult to finish these books.

I am currently reading one Asterix book to my 7-year old, but there has been little progress in the last few weeks.

Borrow it from your local library prior to buying the entire set ;-)

Rene Goscinny, Asterix in Corsica (Dargaud, 1979)

The Gaulish villagers encounter (through a thoroughly implausible coincidence) a Corsican prisoner, and Vitalstatistix sends Asterix and Obelix off to Corsica with him to find out how the Corsicans handle the Romans. Much amusement is had by all, and you get a definitive guide of the number of different plays on words there can be on the term "punch-up." ***

A jewel on the comic book shelf.

Actually, much better than a comic book, this is real litterature. So funny, so tastefull.

I am in the process of purchaing all Asterix albums !!!