by Gustave Flaubert · Editions Carrefour · tapa blanda · ISBN 3270190356981
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«Salammbô» is the historical novel by Gustave Flaubert, published by Editions Carrefour in paperback (391 pages, in French).
Set in Carthage in the 3rd century BC, after the First Punic War, the novel recounts the revolt of the mercenaries and the bond between Mâtho, their leader, and Salammbô, daughter of Hamilcar Barca and priestess of Tanit. It recreates the ancient world with a detailed, exuberant style, combining military conflict with a story of passion and tragedy.
For readers of historical fiction and French literature, with an interest in antiquity and tragic passions.
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.
