Salammbô

Name: Salammbô
Author: Gustave Flaubert

Amid the wars of ancient Carthage, a mercenary revolt centers on a doomed love for the priestess Salammbô. Flaubert's lush, violent historical epic.

Books that mention Salammbô (2)

Flaubert's Parrot by Julian Barnes: “1862 Publication of Salammbô. Succès fou. Sainte-Beuve writes to Matthew Arnold: 'Salammbô is our great event!'”
The Uses of Literature by Italo Calvino: Cited in the same passage as La Tentation de Saint Antoine as part of Flaubert's excluded other voice