Salammbo /
Gustav Flaubert ; translated with an introduction by A. J. Krailsheimer.
- 282 pages ; 18 cm.
- The Penguin classics .
Translation of Salammbô.
In this novel, Carthage is in its death throes as an imperial nation--eternally at war and unable to meet the daily needs of its citizens. They are forced to believe in an ecstatic religious cult that demands the sacrifice of humans.