Salammbo
$71.99
- Hardcover
186 pages
- Release Date
29 January 2019
Summary
A heady perfume of blood and rage across the stars featuring Philippe Druillet’s legendary Lone Sloane.
In the third century BC, mercenaries employed by Carthage during the first Punic War rose against their employers, who repeatedly postponed their pay. Two barbarian clan chiefs, Matho and Narr’Havas, fell in love with the beautiful and ethereal Salammbo, daughter of Hamilcar of Carthage. A bloody conflict arose.
Based on the 19th century novel by Flaubert, Salammbo …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781785866647 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1785866648 |
| Author: | Gustave Flaubert, Philippe Druillet |
| Publisher: | Titan Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Titan Comics |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 186 |
| Release Date: | 29 January 2019 |
| Weight: | 1.14kg |
| Dimensions: | 21mm x 513mm x 260mm |
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Critics Review
“Druillet offers a new science-fictional take on Flaubert’s 1862 protoheroic story … staggeringly vibrant ” - Publisher’s Weekly”
“Quite spectacular … an interesting and sometimes unexpected reimagining of Flaubert’s story. Five stars” - NB Magazine
“Absolutely stunning to behold … page after page of beautiful madness, obsessively detailed, gargantuan in proportion — a divine piece of delirium that should be required reading for all comics enthusiasts”- Bookgasm
About The Author
Gustave Flaubert
Philippe Druillet is a comics artist and writer, known for his innovative approach to visual design. In the US, he’s best known for his graphic adaptation of Michael Moorcock’s hit fantasy series, Elric, the Return to Melnibone, and his work for Heavy Metal, such as City of Flowers.
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