Asterix and Obelix's Birthday: The Golden Book

Description

The 34th album - the first for four years - is the highlight of Asterix's 50th anniversary celebrations.

Author description

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.

Stock Information

General Fields

• ISBN : 9781444000955
• Publisher : Orion Publishing Co
• Imprint : Orion Children's Books (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
• Publication date : September 2010
• Dimensions : 287mm X 216mm
• Produced in : United Kingdom
• Product Type : books

Special Fields

• Illustrations : chiefly col. Illustrations
• Pages : 56
• Dewey classification : 741.5944
• Bind : Paperback
• Author : Albert Uderzo