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by Goscinny (Author), Uderzo (Author, Illustrator), Derek Hockridge (Translator), A. Bell (Translator)
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  • Paperback: 48 pages
  • Publisher: Hodder Children's Books (2 Jan 1992)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0340388412
  • ISBN-13: 978-0340388419
  • Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 15 x 0.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 836,038 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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There's panic in the Gaulish village - Getafix has run out of the "oil which comes from rock". And it's a vital ingredient for his magic potion. Asterix and Obelix travel to the land of black gold (Mesopotamia) while the Romans deploy all sorts of devices to hinder them in their search for oil.

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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. 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. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Getting lost in a desert can be hazardous to your health, 10 Jun 2002
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This review is from: Asterix and the Black Gold (Hardcover)
Asterix and Obelix are off on yet another adventure, #27. This time it's to the Middle East to find rock oil for Getafix's magic potion, they are accompanied by a roman secret agent Dubbelosix who is determined to sabotage the adventure anyway he can. Asterix mets may strange people in the desert, which wears his patience down very thin, finally Dogmatix finds what they are searching for, so they set off for home with their precious cargo only to lose it all, or have they?
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4.0 out of 5 stars Asterix explores more of the world, on top form as always., 18 Jun 2001
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Fans of Asterix will love this book. As usual there is the blatant humour with all the little subtilties that even the oldest adult finds amusing. Yet another educational twist as things we take for granted are subjected to a makeover by Uderzo and Goscinny. Geniuses at work!!!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars JUST BRILL!!, 21 Jan 2001
By agrossberger@hotmail.com (Manchester, England) - See all my reviews
When Asterix and Obelix go to the Land of Black Gold they come across the most breath taking adventures. The illustrations are fabulous! They show the all the details of The Promised Land, the way it looked in 50BC, at the time of the Roman occupation! Asterix and Obelix have the funniest way of doing things, when they go on the first quest ever for black gold!

Just Brill!

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