by Lewis Wallace · El Pais · tapa dura · ISBN 9788498152173
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«Ben-Hur» is the historical novel by Lewis Wallace, published by El País in hardcover (556 pages, in Spanish).
The action takes place in Judea at the time of Jesus of Nazareth. A Jewish prince, unjustly accused and condemned to the galleys, faces Messala in a story of revenge and redemption. Notable are the naval battle narrated from a galley, the chariot race in Antioch, and the escape from the Antonia fortress.
Edition from El País's Historical Novel collection. Translation by Manuel Serrat Crespo. The work was originally published in 1880.
Recommended for readers of historical novels and classics, especially those who value adventure, action, and 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."
