Asterix and the Great Divide

Asterix and the Great Divide

Presentation

Written and illustrated by: Uderzo
Original title: Le Grand Fossé

Published by: Les Editions Albert René
First album edition: 1980

Can there ever be a happy ending for star-crossed lovers Melodrama and Histrionix, whose fathers are rival chieftains of the same village?

 

The only hope is to call in Asterix, Obelix and Getafix to sort out the feud, the intriguing of the sinister traitor Codfix, and the military might of Rome. Watch out for some interesting new magic potions …

What the druids have to say about the album

Albert Uderzo has to face a great challenge now that he is alone in creating the adventures. Many had predicted that Asterix would die with René. But Albert has taken up the torch again so as not to disappear in grief. This is an excellent Asterix album. Albert has been moulded by the 26 years of the authors’ work together.

 

The album draws on references and themes of all kinds: the love story, for instance, recalls Romeo and Juliet, and the great divide, according to the author, is a direct allusion to the Berlin Wall. Other people had seen this as a reference to France being divided into two during the period leading up to François Mitterrand’s election as president.

 

Albert Uderzo: «It’s a reference to the period in history when I was writing the adventure. I thought it more amusing to convert the wall into a ditch. But what I find amazing is that people have thought it referred to a lot of things, but never to the Berlin Wall. Nobody mentioned it at all. I was given several explanations, such as the split between the Walloons and the Flemish, or others, but never the real reason.»

Various versions of the album

Le grand fossé

Français – Éditions Albert René

Le grand fossé

Français – Éditions Albert René – La Grande Collection

Der große Graben

Allemand – Egmont Comic Collection

Der große Graben

Allemand – Egmont Comic Collection – Die Utimative Édition

La gran zanja

Espagnol – Salvat

La gran zanja

Espagnol – Salvat La colección

O Grande Fosso

Portugais – ASA

O Grande Fosso

Portugais – A colecção – Salvat

O Grande Fosso

Brésilien (Portugais) – Record

The Great Divide

Anglais – Orion

La gran Rasa

Catalan – Salvat

The Great Divide

Anglais – Orion

De broeder-twist

Néerlandais – Éditions Albert René

Syvä kuilu

Finnois – Egmont Kustannus OY AB

Asterix e il grande fossato

Italien – Panini Comics

Fossa Alta

Latin – Egmont Ehapa Verlag Berlin

아스테릭스 두 쪽 난 마을
Asteriks du jjok nan maeul

Coréen – Moonji

Den store grav

Danois – Egmont A/S

Det stora bygrälet

Suédois – Egmont AB

Asteriks Büyük Hendek

Turc – Remzi Kitabevi

Velký Príkop

Tchèque – Egmont CR, Prague

Ch’village copè in II

Picard – Éditions Albert René

Gran Kannal La

Créole antillais – Caraïbéditions

Dr grosse Graba

Mundart 01 – Schwäbisch I

Dr gross Grabe

Mundart 05 – Schwyzerdütsch I

Da grosse Grobn

Mundart 08 – Wieneriesch I

Hibbe un Dribbe

Mundart 14 – Hessisch I

The bookseller’s corner

Classic paperback collection

N° ISBN : 978-0-75284-773-3
Format : 287 x 216 mm
Pages : 48

Hardback edition

N° ISBN : 978-0-75284-712-2
Format : 287 x 216 mm
Pages : 48