Rahartati Bambang *

Parisian morning sunlight bathes the office of Alberti Rene Les Edition, publisher of the Asterix comic books. Such was the case one fine summer day in Paris in 1995 when I met with 'the father of Asterix', Alberto Uderzo. I met him in his guestroom, adorned with various sketches of Asterix and other cartoon figures on paneled walls. Over a cup of tea and cakes, we discussed my translations of his Asterix comics (co-produc