by Lewis Wallace · Planeta · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788432082122
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«Ben-Hur» is the historical novel by Lewis Wallace, published by Planeta in paperback (535 pages, in Spanish).
Judah Ben-Hur, a young Jew from a wealthy family, is betrayed by his friend Messala and condemned to the galleys. After saving the life of a Roman officer, he seeks revenge. His story crosses with Jesus in a tale of adventure, faith and redemption with chariot races and naval battles.
The novel was originally published in 1880; this 1984 Planeta edition belongs to the BestSellers Planeta collection.
For readers of historical fiction and adventure classics, with an interest in the Roman Empire and the figure of Jesus.
Lewis Wallace was an American lawyer, Union general in the American Civil War, governor of New Mexico Territory, politician, diplomat, artist, inventor, and author from Indiana. Among his novels and biographies, Wallace is best known for his historical adventure story, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1880), a bestselling novel that has been called "the most influential Christian book of the nineteenth century."
