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Salammbô (Historical Novel)
Ancient Tale of Blood and ThunderBy Gustave Flaubert
Length12h 3m
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Salammbô is a historical novel about a priestess and the daughter of Hamilcar Barca, an aristocratic Carthaginian general. Salammbô 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. The Zaïmph is an ornate bejewelled veil draped about the statue of the goddess Tanit in the sanctum sanctorum of her temple: the veil is the city's guardian and touching it will bring death to the perpetrator. The novel is set in Carthage during the 3rd century BC, immediately before and during the Mercenary Revolt which took place shortly after the First Punic War. Flaubert's main source was Book I of Polybius's Histories. It required a great deal of work from the author, who enthusiastically left behind the realism of his masterpiece Madame Bovary for this tale of blood and thunder. The book, which Flaubert researched painstakingly, is largely an exercise in sensuous and violent exoticism. It was another best-seller and sealed his reputation. The Carthaginian costumes described in it even left traces on the fashions of the time. Nevertheless, in spite of its classic status in France, it is not widely known today among English speakers.
Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880) was an influential French writer who was perhaps the leading exponent of literary realism of his country. He is known especially for his first published novel, Madame Bovary and for his scrupulous devotion to his style and aesthetics. The celebrated short story writer Maupassant was a protégé of Flaubert.
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GenreHistorical Fiction, General Fiction
Length12 hrs 3 mins
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Publish dateMay 11, 2015
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Chapter I THE FEAST
9Chapter IX IN THE FIELD
2Chapter II AT SICCA
10Chapter X THE SERPENT
3Chapter III SALAMMBO
11Chapter XI IN THE TENT
4Chapter IV BENEATH THE WALLS OF CARTHAGE
12Chapter XII THE AQUEDUCT
5Chapter V TANITH
13Chapter XIII MOLOCH
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6Chapter VI HANNO
14Chapter XIV THE PASS OF THE HATCHET
7Chapter VII HAMILCAR BARCA
15Chapter XV MATHO
8Chapter VIII THE BATTLE OF THE MACARAS
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