{"product_id":"asterix-in-corsica","title":"Asterix in Corsica","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Corsican chief with a very long name needs an escort home.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAsterix in Corsica\u003c\/em\u003e is a classic comic adventure about an exiled chief, a scheming Roman praetor and an island that bows to no one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the anniversary of the victory at Gergovia, the Gauls hold a feast and raid the nearby Roman camps. At the camp of Totorum they find Boneywasawarriorwayayix, a Corsican chief exiled by Praetor Perfidius. So Asterix, Obelix and Dogmatix go with him to Corsica, an island of family feuds and rebels hiding in the maquis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy readers love it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA grand village feast, with old friends from earlier adventures as guests.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe chief's name keeps getting mangled, into \"Pomtiddlypom\" and even \"Boneywasawarriorheynonnyno\".\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSweeping scenery, like a sunlit panorama of the Roman port of Aleria.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy René Goscinny · Illustrated by Albert Uderzo · English · Asterix series\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eQuick answers\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is the maquis?\u003c\/strong\u003e Thick, scrubby wild bush covering much of Corsica, where rebels could stay out of sight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere does the chief's name come from?\u003c\/strong\u003e It plays on the old sea shanty \"Boney Was a Warrior\", about Napoleon, who was born on Corsica.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hachette","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67898120274031,"sku":"9780752866444","price":550.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0732\/3159\/7679\/files\/asterix-in-corsica-front-cover.jpg?v=1792470872","url":"https:\/\/brainchapters.com\/products\/asterix-in-corsica","provider":"Brain Chapters","version":"1.0","type":"link"}