Project Gutenberg 2005-06-06 Public domain in the USA. 104 Flaubert, Gustave 1821 1880 Schurig, Arthur 1870 1929 Schurig, Artur Salambo: Ein Roman aus Alt-Karthago Reading ease score: 75.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Gunter Hille, Stefan Cramme and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. Scanned by Projekt Gutenberg-DE "Salambo: Ein Roman aus Alt-Karthago" by Gustave Flaubert is a historical novel written in the mid-19th century. The narrative is set in ancient Carthage and revolves around the character of Salambo, the daughter of the war general Hamilkar, and the tumultuous events surrounding her and the mercenaries in the city. This rich tale explores themes of power, loyalty, and the complexities of human desire against the backdrop of war and societal strife. The opening of the novel sets a vivid scene at a grand feast in the gardens of Hamilkar, where mercenaries celebrate their past victories and the current turmoil in Carthage. Soldiers of various backgrounds indulge in excessive revelry, reflecting a mix of camaraderie and underlying tension. As the festivities unfold, resentment towards the city emerges due to unpaid wages, leading to potential conflict. The presence of Salambo introduces a mysterious and divine quality to the proceedings, hinting at further complications as her beauty catches the attention of a horde of soldiers, ultimately foreshadowing the intertwining fates of the characters amidst the chaos of their struggles. (This is an automatically generated summary.) de Historical fiction Carthage (Extinct city) -- History -- Fiction PQ Text Historical Fiction Banned Books from Anne Haight's list DE Prosa Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 731920 731921 2024-10-07T08:17:25.824793 2023-09-07T09:19:52.040528 text/html text/html 719326 2020-12-14T13:54:39 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 283066 2020-12-14T13:54:39 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 375664 2024-10-07T08:17:36.713257 application/epub+zip 386684 2024-10-07T08:17:29.700784 application/epub+zip 366820 2024-10-07T08:17:28.244795 application/epub+zip 690527 2024-10-07T08:17:42.578198 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 651639 2024-10-07T08:17:35.833246 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 544541 2022-09-08T00:47:25.865231 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 703916 703774 2024-10-07T08:17:24.648950 2023-09-07T09:19:51.040502 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 691421 2020-12-14T13:54:39 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 276634 2020-12-14T13:54:39 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 21857 2024-10-07T08:17:42.718201 application/rdf+xml 17861 2024-10-07T08:17:28.840780 image/jpeg 3977 2024-10-07T08:17:28.547774 image/jpeg 375285 2024-10-07T08:17:25.897792 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia de.wikipedia fr.wikipedia