by Lew Wallace · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788477732044
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«Ben-Hur» is the historical novel by Lew Wallace, published by Grafalco in paperback (118 pages, in Spanish).
Judah Ben-Hur, a young Jewish prince, is betrayed and condemned to slavery by the Romans, and after years of suffering he seeks revenge and redemption until his fate crosses that of Jesus of Nazareth; the novel combines adventure, history and faith in the Roman Empire and includes a famous chariot race.
The novel «Ben-Hur» was originally published in 1880; the Spanish edition by Grafalco dates from 1991. The full original title is «Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ».
A reading for lovers of the historical novel, the classics of world literature and adventures with a religious background.
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."
