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 Reviewed by: The Rev 27th Feb 2007 
 


Asterix in Switzerland

Rene Goscinny
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A corrupt Roman official poisons a tax collector, and Getafix is called in to cure him (since the Roman doctors are unable to do anything). Getafix requires an Edelweiss blossom for the antidote, and thus sends Asterix and Obelix off to Switzerland to get it. Another of the books where Goscinny actually tries to fulfill the original idea of using the Asterix books to teach something (geography always was Asterix and Obelix's best subject); it's quite fun in places, but the contrast of the slovenliness of the charges under the jurisdiction of the corrupt Roman and the orderliness of the Swiss tends to wear a little thin.



See also
Asterix and Cleopatra by Rene Goscinny reviewed by The Rev
Asterix and the Cauldron by Rene Goscinny reviewed by The Rev
Asterix and the Golden Sickle by Rene Goscinny reviewed by The Rev
Asterix and the Roman Agent by Rene Goscinny reviewed by The Rev
Asterix the Gaul by Rene Goscinny reviewed by The Rev
Asterix the Gladiator by Rene Goscinny reviewed by The Rev