by Lewis Wallace · tapa dura · ISBN 9788427248137
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«Ben-Hur» is the historical novel by Lewis Wallace, published by Editorial Molino in hardback (212 pages, in Spanish).
The story follows Judah Ben-Hur, a young Jewish nobleman who, after being unjustly accused by a Roman friend, is separated from his family and sent to the galleys. His struggle to survive and his desire for revenge intersect with the figure of Jesus of Nazareth and culminate in the famous chariot race, where forgiveness and faith change his fate.
The original work was published in 1880 as Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ; this 1975 edition includes illustrations by Badia-Camps.
For readers of adventure and classics, with an interest in the Christian background of the work.
Lewis Wallace was an American lawyer, Union general in the American Civil War, governor of New Mexico Territory, politician, diplomat, artist, inventor, and author from Indiana. Among his novels and biographies, Wallace is best known for his historical adventure story, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1880), a bestselling novel that has been called "the most influential Christian book of the nineteenth century."
