num_pages: 288
description: An epic story of lust, cruelty, and sensuality, this historical novel is set in Carthage in the days following the First Punic War with Rome.
language: English
title: Salammbo
titlecomplete: Salammbo
genres: Classics, France, Historical, Novels, War, Historical Fiction, Literature, French Literature, Fiction, 19th Century
ratings_count: 5493
places: Tunisia, Carthage
publisher: Penguin Classics