
Salammbo
Gustave Flaubert(Author)
Titan Comics (Publisher)
Published on 29. January 2019
Book
Hardback
186 pages
978-1-78586-664-7 (ISBN)
Description
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 was reappropriated and recontextualised by Druillet in this masterwork. Transposing the ancient Punic Wars into his space fantasy universe, and splicing the identity of the novel's Matho with his favorite character, Lone Sloane, Druillet works his intoxicatingly psychedelic magic on a literary classic, reinvigorating it from the inside out with his own transcendent storytelling.
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 was reappropriated and recontextualised by Druillet in this masterwork. Transposing the ancient Punic Wars into his space fantasy universe, and splicing the identity of the novel's Matho with his favorite character, Lone Sloane, Druillet works his intoxicatingly psychedelic magic on a literary classic, reinvigorating it from the inside out with his own transcendent storytelling.
Reviews / Votes
"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
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Titan Books Ltd
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 325 mm
Width: 250 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
1117 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78586-664-7 (9781785866647)
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Persons
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.