Le Génie des alpages

Le Génie des alpages is a French humoristic comic book series by F'Murr. The series first appeared in Pilote magazine on January 11, 1973.^[1] In 1976 Les Éditions Dargaud started publication of hardcover albums.

Synopsis

The short stories are usually told in one-page segments, and unpredictably follow the lives of the series' cast. This includes the old nameless shepherd, his successor, the young Athanase Percevalve, the Dog Without a Name (an intellectual talking shepherd's dog), and a flock of eccentric, verbal sheep, led by Romuald the black ram. Other unorthodox characters appear, such as the Berthold the stupid St. Bernhard, Kattarsis the petite self-conscious sphinx, a lion, a fox, eagles, snakes, and "Death" in the shape of an attractive woman. Some of these recur frequently.

There is usually no apparent plot in any of these stories from the Swiss Alps. ^[2] Instead, they often consist of different dialogues and simultaneous happenings, making the overall impression of a totally absurd and secluded world. Nevertheless, F'murr always manages to maintain a kind of direction and realism in his otherwise pointless universe, and somewhere in between is the humour that his fans find hilarious but inexplicable.^[3]

Bibliography

1. Le Génie des alpages (Genius of the Mountain Pastures) (1976,
   ISBN 2-205-00881-1
   )
2. Comme des bêtes (Like the Beasts) (1976,
   ISBN 2-205-00892-7
   )
3. Barre-toi de mon herbe (Keep off My Grass) (1977,
   ISBN 2-205-01155-3
   )
4. Un grand silence Frisé (A Big Woolly Silence) (1978,
   ISBN 2-205-01238-X
   )
5. Les Intondables (The Unshaveables) (1980,
   ISBN 2-205-01596-6
   )
6. Hi-Yo c'est l'écho (Hey-Ho It's the Echo) (1981,
   ISBN 2-205-01922-8
   )
7. Tonnerre & mille sabots (Thunder & Thousand Hooves) (1983,
   ISBN 2-205-02490-6
   )
8. Dans les nuages (In the Clouds) (1987,
   ISBN 2-205-02764-6
   )
9. Après nous le déluge (After Us, the Flood) (1989,
   ISBN 2-205-03618-1
   )
10. Monter, descendre, ça glisse pareil (Climbing, Descending, Slipping Anyway) (1992,
    ISBN 2-205-03919-9
    )
11. Sabotage et paturage (Sabotage and Pastures) (1995,
    ISBN 2-205-04253-X
    )
12. Bouge tranquille (Quiet Budge) (1998,
    ISBN 2-205-04591-1
    )
13. Cheptel maudit (Cursed Livestock) (2004,
    ISBN 2-205-04887-2
    )
14. ... Courent dans la montagne (... Run in the mountain) (2007,
    ISBN 978-2-205-05714-0
    )

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