by Lewis Wallace · Océano-Éxito · tapa dura · ISBN 9788475055176
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«Ben-Hur» is the historical novel written by Lewis Wallace, published by Océano-Éxito in hardcover (474 pages, in Spanish).
The novel narrates the life of Judah Ben-Hur, a Jewish prince who, after being betrayed and enslaved, tries to regain his position in first-century Judea. Persecutions, a chariot race and encounters with biblical figures mark Ben-Hur's passage from vengeance to redemption, with faith, justice and forgiveness as the backdrop.
The novel was originally published in 1880; this Spanish edition is from 1982. ISBN 9788475055176.
For readers of historical fiction and literary classics, with an interest in Roman antiquity and the origins of Christianity.
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."
