Book description
Sin duda, Salambó es una novela histórica hasta ahora no superada, y que desde su aparición ha servido como modelo del género. Los acontecimientos que narra ocurren al finalizar la primera guerra púnica, cuando el ejercito de mercenarios formado por hombres de distintos pueblos se levanta contra Cartago. Las profundas…
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1 author picked Salammbô as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
The novel tells of the doomed love between the Carthaginian princess Salammbô and the rebel leader Matho, set against the backdrop of the real revolt of Carthage's unpaid mercenaries after the First Punic War.
I was enchanted by Flaubert's combination of flamboyant 19th-century French romanticism with meticulous historical research. The culture depicted is as alien as anything in science fiction or fantasy but seems utterly real.
All the characters are larger-than-life, everything is over-the-top, it's great fun and a thrilling read.
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