Gustave Flaubert
1) Salammbo
Author
Language
English
Description
French novelist and short story writer, Gustave Flaubert, was considered to be a master of style, obsessively devoted to finding the right word in every piece of literature he produced. As a child he expressed great imagination and took in all the stories he could from his nurse and neighbors, and in doing so, he prepared himself for a life consumed by literature and history. In addition to his "Madame Bovary", his first published novel and the one...
2) Salambo
Author
Language
Portuguese
Description
Publicado em 1862, «Salambo» evoca a civilização cartaginesa, aquando da revolta dos mercenários que se seguiu à primeira guerra púnica. Mais do que um romance histórico, esta obra surge como uma sucessão de momentos estéticos pintados com grande brilhantismo.