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Walk through darkness followed a runaway slave during the tense times leading up to the american civil war. Pride of carthage by david anthony durham goodreads. Pride of carthage, a novel of hannibal by david anthony durham paperback, 592 pages january 2006 doubleday isbn. David anthony durham knocked me out with pride of carthage. This epic retelling of the legendary carthaginian military leaders assault on the roman empire begins in ancient spain, where hannibal barca sets out with tens of. Pride of carthage has a large cast of characters and while at first i thought the book was going to be a lot of military maneuvers there were plenty durham also took the time to develop interesting characters other than hannibal. Pride of carthage is a stunning achievement in historical fiction. Durham puts flesh on the bones of carthage in a way that no novelist has done since flaubert wrote salammbo. Shrewd and engaging, durham brings humanity and great depth to one of the best historical novels of the decade.

Book sense february 2005 pick in pride of carthage, history is brought to life with a realistic blend of fact and fiction depicting hannibals march on rome. Critics hailed such plays in scale, praising durham for pulling off the risks of writing a panoramic history. David anthony durham, read online free in epub,txt at. Pride of carthage a novel of hannibal by david anthony durham. If you forget honor, look to me for its definition. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Pride of carthage is an ambitious work of fiction that at times plays loosely with historical fact if such a thing would benefit the story, something i think most readers of historical fiction appreciate. Pride of carthage focused on hannibal barca of ancient carthage and his war.

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His novels have twice been new york times notable books and his novel. Within its pages you will find a tremendous tale spanning two continents, loves lost and found, vicious betrayals, backroom politics. This epic retelling of the legendary carthaginian military leader s assault on the roman empire begins in ancient spain, where hannibal barca sets out with tens of thousands of soldiers and 30 elephants. After conquering the roman city of saguntum, hannibal wages his campaign through the outposts. His novels have twice been new york times notable books and his novel gabriel s story won the first novel. Pride of carthage by david anthony durham overdrive. January 12, 2017 january 12, 2017 pennydreadful perhaps, my friends, you have forgotten whose army you fight in. The introduction, discussion questions, suggestions for further reading, and author biography that follow are intended to enliven your groups discussion of this evocative epic.

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Pride of carthage by david anthony durham, 9780385722490, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. He brought hannibal, his brothers, and the second punic war to vivid, bloody life, and established himself as one of the bright new lights of historical fiction. A novel of hannibal 9780385506038 by durham, david anthony and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. February 15, 2005 in pride of carthage, david anthony durham delivers a historical novel about the great north african general, hannibal. Now also available in two digital formats, click on the above url to get there. Reviewer alan cheuse calls it a masterly rendering of antique mediterranean. Beginning in ancient spain, where hannibals father had carved out a carthaginian empire, the novel traces the origins of the war, the opening moves, and hannibals inspired choice to attack rome via a land route most. Durham walk through darkness, gabriels story offers a compelling study in contrasts. Buy a cheap copy of pride of carthage book by david anthony durham.

An epic work of literary fiction about the superb military leader of carthage. About the author david anthony durham earned an mfa from the university of maryland and is the author of two widely praised novels, gabriels story and walk through darkness. Pride of carthage is a hefty undertaking but well worth the time to read and in fact i found myself reading it every spare moment i had until i finished it. This epic retelling of the legendary carthaginian military leaders assault on the roman empire begins in ancient spain, where hannibal barca sets out with tens of thousands of soldiers and 30 elephants. Pride of carthage audiobook by david anthony durham. A saga set against the backdrop of the ancient punic wars describes hannibals struggle against the roman republic, his decision to attack rome via a land route deemed impossible, and a young roman military leader who defeated him. He brought hannibal, his brothers, and the second punic war to vivid, bloody life, and established himself as. Pride of carthage captures the legendary hannibal and his unparalleled military campaign in a novel charged with pulsequickening action and boldly imagined detail.

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