by Gustave Flaubert · RBA Coleccionables · tapa dura · ISBN 9788447319879
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«Salambó» is the historical novel by Gustave Flaubert, published by RBA Coleccionables in hardback (304 pages, in Spanish).
Set in ancient Carthage during the Mercenary War (3rd century BC), the novel describes the rites, festivals and battles of Carthaginian culture. Within this framework, Salambó, daughter of a Carthaginian general, and Matho, leader of the rebel mercenaries, cross paths, driven by a passion linked to war and power.
Part of the «Los conquistadores» collection. Translated by Aníbal Froufe; the original title is Salammbô.
A work aimed at readers of historical fiction and classical fiction, with an interest in the ancient world and its conflicts.
Gustave Flaubert was a French novelist. He has been considered the leading exponent of literary realism in his country and abroad. He is known especially for his debut novel Madame Bovary (1857), his Correspondence, and his scrupulous devotion to his style and aesthetics. The celebrated writer Guy de Maupassant was a protégé of Flaubert.
