Salammbo A Romance of Ancient Carthage
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Word Count
77,000 words, Guess
Page Count
308 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- ISBN-101432611410
- ISBN-139781432611415
- Open LibraryOL11938367M
Description
Salammbô (1862) is a historical novel by Gustave Flaubert.[1] It is set in Carthage during the 3rd century BC,[1] immediately before and during the Mercenary Revolt which took place shortly after the First Punic War. After the First Punic War, Carthage is unable to fulfil promises made to its army of mercenaries, and finds itself under attack. The fictional title character, a priestess and the daughter of Hamilcar Barca, an aristocratic 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.
First Sentence
THESE clamourings of the populace did not alarm Hamilcar's daughter.
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