Name: Salammbô
SKU: 54807409
Price: 17.62 EUR
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Author: Gustave Flaubert
ISBN: 9781976461064

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Physical Book

Author

Gustave Flaubert

Publisher

Createspace

Language

English

Pages

174

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.9x15.2x0.9 cm

Weight

0.24 kg.

ISBN13

9781976461064

Synopsis "Salammbô "

After the First Punic War, Carthage is unable to fulfill promises made to its army of mercenaries, and finds itself under attack. The fictional title character, a priestess and the daughter of Hamilcar Barca, the foremost Carthaginian general, is the object of the obsessive lust of Matho, a leader of the mercenaries. With the help of the scheming freed slave, Spendius, Matho steals the sacred veil of Carthage, the Zaïmph, prompting Salammbô to enter the mercenaries' camp in an attempt to steal it back. The Zaïmph is an ornate bejewelled veil draped about the statue of the goddess Tanit in the sanctum sanctorum of her temple: the veil is the city's guardian and touching it will bring death to the perpetrator.

Gustave Flaubert

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Gustave Flaubert (Rouen, December 12, 1821-Croisset, May 8, 1880) was a French writer. Considered one of the greatest novelists worldwide, he is mainly known for his novel Madame Bovary, as well as for his scrupulous devotion to his art and style, the best example of which was his endless search for le mot juste (‘the exact word’).

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