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Astérix - Le tour de Gaule d'Astérix - nº5 (French Edition)
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By Neil Levy
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Asterix is great, but the kindle edition is bad. On my ipad mini, the writing is too small to read unless I zoom in, but if I zoom in the letters become fuzzy because the image is low quality. It might be okay on a full size ipad, but on a mini or iPhone it is bad. Given the price, the quality should have been much better.
By Antenna
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Format:Hardcover
As a mature student of French, I read this in an attempt to understand the addiction to "les bandes dessinées" which seems to persist into adulthood even for French literature lovers. I hesitate to repeat what must be widely known - since I had grasped it without reading a single Asterix in the past - that the revered Goscinny has created a "village gaulois" populated by "irréductibles gaulois" who manage to make mincemeat of the entrenched Roman garrisons surrounding them, and fools of the occasional representative of Caesar who comes along with the intention of bringing the villagers to heel. The secret of the locals' success lies in the magic potion prepared by the venerable druid Panoramix, and the exceptional strength of the menhir delivery man, Obelisk, who never needs to take the potion since he tumbled into the brew at berth.
The ensuing tale of the wager for Asterix and Obelisk to tour France without being captured, collecting local specialities on the way as evidence, is pretty silly although amusing, partly in showing one again the French preoccupation with food - all the items collected are edible and listed with gusto at the end: "saucisse de tolosa", "huîtres et vin de burdigala" and so on.
In trying to find an equivalent story embedded in English culture I came up first with Winnie the Pooh, then thought perhaps Dad's Army would be nearer the mark. You may need to be able to associate Asterix with the nostalgia of childhood, and also be a native of France to understand the puns fully. I have at least learned the French for "port" and "starboard" and that, "Je tire ou je pointe?" refers to the game of pétanque.
The ensuing tale of the wager for Asterix and Obelisk to tour France without being captured, collecting local specialities on the way as evidence, is pretty silly although amusing, partly in showing one again the French preoccupation with food - all the items collected are edible and listed with gusto at the end: "saucisse de tolosa", "huîtres et vin de burdigala" and so on.
In trying to find an equivalent story embedded in English culture I came up first with Winnie the Pooh, then thought perhaps Dad's Army would be nearer the mark. You may need to be able to associate Asterix with the nostalgia of childhood, and also be a native of France to understand the puns fully. I have at least learned the French for "port" and "starboard" and that, "Je tire ou je pointe?" refers to the game of pétanque.
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Le tour de gaule
16 Aug 2001
By ouelcum
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Format:Hardcover
One more time, a great Asterix. This time, asterix make the Tour de france, and bring some specific food from each part of france. The roman try to stop him & Obelix, but of course they fail. A lot of joke and fun hidden in the book, like all the time. Try to find them.
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19 May 2013
By hscpbs
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Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I bought this book as a gift for a friend of mine who remembered it from 7th grade French class. She loved it.
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