Salammbô
by Gustave Flaubert
“In the dying heat of Carthage, a city’s betrayal ignites a savage war of obsession and blood.”
When Carthage betrays the mercenaries who fought its wars, a brutal rebellion erupts, fueled by the stolen sacred veil of the goddess Tanit and a soldier's forbidden obsession with the priestess Salammbô. This visceral masterpiece immerses you in a world of ancient opulence and savage violence where the line between divinity and destruction blurs.
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