{"product_id":"2026200011167-secondhand-salammbo","title":"Salammbo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet against the turbulent backdrop of ancient Carthage in the third century BC, Salammbo is Gustave Flaubert's sweeping historical novel chronicling the brutal Mercenary War that followed the First Punic War. The narrative centres on Salammbo, the ethereal and fanatical daughter of the Carthaginian general Hamilcar Barca, and her fateful entanglement with Matho, a rebellious mercenary leader consumed by an obsessive and doomed passion for her. Flaubert reconstructs the ancient world with painstaking archaeological detail and lush, exotic prose, presenting a vision of Carthage that is simultaneously magnificent and savage. Rich in spectacle — from mass battles and religious sacrifice to intimate scenes of dangerous desire — the novel argues that civilization and barbarity are forever intertwined. A landmark of French Romantic literature, it stands as one of the most ambitious and visually arresting historical novels ever written.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48956188131547,"sku":"2026200011167-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/21b114b1-c492-4ee1-bd3f-7b92eed0f40d.png?v=1783498904","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200011167-secondhand-salammbo","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}