Asterix and the Chariot Race

Asterix and the Chariot Race


Asterix and the Chariot Race (French: Astérix et la Transitalique, "Asterix and the Trans-Italic") is the 37th book in the Asterix series, and the third to be written by Jean-Yves Ferri and illustrated by Didier Conrad. The book was released worldwide in more than 20 languages on 19 October 2017 with an initial print run of 5 million copies.[1][2]
Asterix and the Chariot Race
(Astérix et la Transitalique)

Series Asterix
Creative team
Writers Jean-Yves Ferri
Artists Didier Conrad
Original publication
Date of publication 19 October 2017
Language French
ISBN 978-2-86497-327-0
978-2-86497-328-7 (Version luxe)
Translation
Publisher Orion Children's Books
Date 2017
ISBN 978-1-5101-0401-3
Translator Adriana Hunter


Chronology

Preceded by Asterix and the Missing Scroll

Followed by Asterix and the Chieftain's Daughter


Plot {Competitors (Romans Coronavirus and Bacillus; Julius Caesar)}


Caricatures and references Edit

Some of the characters in the book are obvious caricatures of real-life people. The innkeeper in Parma resembles opera singer Luciano Pavarotti, while the famous Roman masked charioteer Coronavirus is modeled on racing driver Alain Prost, and the garum tycoon Lupus is modeled on former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi.[4] French media noted that Nefersaynefer and Kweenlatifer resemble Venus and Serena Williams.[5] Reviewers also noted a waitress at the roadside inn in Tibur resembles Italian actress Sophia Loren.[6]

On page 24, the man sketching the race resembles Leonardo da Vinci. The statues and the mysterious beauty with the charming smile which Asterix and Obelix encounter in Florencia (Florence) are a nod to the city's later significance as the center and birthplace of the Italian Renaissance. The scenes in Sena Julia, where the racers are going in a circle searching for an inn, are a reference to the Palio di Siena and the Piazza del Campo.

While passing Pompeii, Obelix temporarily forestalls a catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
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External links

Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asterix_and_the_Chariot_Race

(Wikipedia)