The novel "Salambo" is a fantasy resurrection of ancient Carthage by Gustave Flaubert. Politics and religious mystery merge in a historical epic, the action of which unfolds shortly after the end of the First Punic War. Hordes of unruly mercenaries, who have not received their promised payment, raise a bloody uprising. It is in this gloom that Salammbo, the high priestess of the goddess Tanit and the daughter of the general Hamilcar, and the defiant leader of the rebels, Matho, first meet.
This is a book about an unjustifiably cruel and merciless war, about mysterious religious cults, a savage morality that may seem like the absence of morality as such, about passion and the first movements of bodily sensuality. But most importantly, it is a book about mystical love. However, can it be otherwise?
The text is complemented by black and white illustrations by contemporary Ukrainian artist Maria Khymynets.
Author: Gustave Flaubert .
Translation: Dmytro Palamarchuk.
Language of publication: Ukrainian
Year of publication: 2024
Number of pages: 384
Binding: Hardcover