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Ben Hur
Ben Hur
Ben Hur
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Ben Hur

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Ben Hur è un romanzo storico folgorato dal successo commerciale: se oggi ne è ricordata la versione cinematografica, quando uscì nelle librerie, il romanzo vendette oltre cinquanta milioni di copie in pochi anni. Proprio per questo, si ripropone nella traduzione a quattro mani di Mildmay e Cavalieri. Riscoprire il testo dell'opera originaria e con essa riscoprire l'autore, Wallace. Generale, senatore e poi governatore del Nuovo Messico, iniziò a pubblicare molto tardi ma con immediato riconoscimento del pubblico. Insieme al romanzo, viene quindi raccontata in pillole la storia dell'autore e del suo libro di maggior successo, Ben Hur.
LanguageItaliano
Release dateApr 2, 2019
ISBN9788832562699
Ben Hur
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Lew Wallace

Lew Wallace was an American lawyer, soldier, politician and author. During active duty as a second lieutenant in the Mexican-American War, Wallace met Abraham Lincoln, who would later inspire him to join the Republican Party and fight for the Union in the American Civil War. Following the end of the war, Wallace retired from the army and began writing, completing his most famous work, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ while serving as the governor of New Mexico Territory. Ben-Hur would go on to become the best-selling American novel of the nineteenth century, and is noted as one of the most influential Christian books ever written. Although Ben-Hur is his most famous work, Wallace published continuously throughout his lifetime. Other notable titles include, The Boyhood of Christ, The Prince of India, several biographies and his own autobiography. Wallace died in 1909 at the age of 77, after a lifetime of service in the American army and government.

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