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The 23rd album chronicling the adventures of Asterix and friends.

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Julius Caesar sends Caius Preposterus, a bright young graduate of the Latin school of Economics, to corrupt the indomitable Gauls by introducing them to big business. Obelix´s menhir trade is soon thriving, backed by a heavy advertising campaign - but does wealth bring happiness? And what will happen when the bottom falls out of the menhir market?

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Goscinny, René

Albert Uderzo has been illustrating Asterix for 37 years, and has written the most recent titles since Goscinny´s death. He enjoys racing sports cars and owns a large number of Ferraris. He was the recipient of the Legion d´Honneur, France´s highest honour, for services to the arts. Asterix is a best seller in 70 languages

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.

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