Gustave Flaubert
13) Three short works: The Dance of Death, the Legend of Saint Julian the Hospitaller, a Simple Soul
Author
Publisher
Project Gutenberg
Language
English
15) Salammbô
Author
Publisher
SAGA Egmont
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
"Salammbô" is a historical novel by Gustave Flaubert in which he skillfully interweaved historical and fictional characters. Set in Carthage in the 3rd century BC, it describes the revolt of the mercenaries who had fought for Carthage during the First Punic War (261-241 BC) but hadn't received their money for it. Along with describing the bloody Carthaginian conflict, it also tells of the fictional love story between the beautiful Salammbô - the...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 27
Language
English
Description
Offers a new translation of Flaubert's classic tale, in which the title character turns to spending and a series of affairs to combat the boredom of married life and, heartbroken and crippled by debts, takes drastic action that results in tragedy.
Author
Series
Penguin classics volume L15
Language
English
Description
The slow but inevitable moral degeneration of a weak woman. Describes the patient rendering of the squalor and narrowness of provincial life and of its effects on the woman's mind.