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The novel Salammbo (published in 1862) interweaves historical and fictional characters. The action takes place before and during the Mercenary Revolt, an uprising of mercenaries in the employ of Carthage in the 3rd century BC. --- An unfinished opera by Modest Mussorgsky, a silent film by Pierre Marodon and a play by Charles Ludlam are among the many adaptations of Flaubert's novel. --- Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880), famous French novelist, known for his endless search for "le mot juste" (the precise word); author of Madame Bovary (1857). In 1858, in order to gather material for Salammbo, Flaubert paid a visit to Carthage.
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Salammbo, Gustave Flaubert, Hans van Pinxteren
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- Released
- 2004
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- Title
- Salammbo
- Language
- Dutch
- Authors
- Gustave Flaubert, Hans van Pinxteren
- Publisher
- Athenaeum-Polak & Van Gennep
- Released
- 2004
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 419
- ISBN10
- 9025313817
- ISBN13
- 9789025313814
- Series
- Tags
- Love, France, Military Fiction, Wars, French Literature, Violence, Orient, Carthage, Orientalism
- First published
- 1862
- Original title
- Salammbô
- Rating
- 3.7 out of 5
- Description
- The novel Salammbo (published in 1862) interweaves historical and fictional characters. The action takes place before and during the Mercenary Revolt, an uprising of mercenaries in the employ of Carthage in the 3rd century BC. --- An unfinished opera by Modest Mussorgsky, a silent film by Pierre Marodon and a play by Charles Ludlam are among the many adaptations of Flaubert's novel. --- Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880), famous French novelist, known for his endless search for "le mot juste" (the precise word); author of Madame Bovary (1857). In 1858, in order to gather material for Salammbo, Flaubert paid a visit to Carthage.