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Salammbo's characters are pretty stilted and awkward too, as is the flow of the story (like Dune's, fittingly, since that was its inspiration). But I don't know
by shrimp_emoji 3y ago
Salammbo's characters are pretty stilted and awkward too, as is the flow of the story (like Dune's, fittingly, since that was its inspiration). But I don't know how much of that is from translation or being ~200 years removed in writing style.
- zabzonk 3y agoyou got a link to such inspiration? also, slightly over 100 years between the two.
- shrimp_emoji 3y agoSorry, I meant ~200 from Salammbo to writing styles/expectations today. :p I don't think the inspirational link is very common knowledge. I found something about it here: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/351461270_Salammbo_in_the_Third_Degree_From_Novel_to_BD_to_Video_Game https://www.researchgate.net/publication/351461270_Salammbo_... Essentially, both are about a system that corrupts and does not deserve virtue (the Carthaginian Council; the Padishah Emperor) and virtuous characters (Hamilcar; the Atreides) contrasted against non-virtuous ones (Hanno; the Harkonnens). Baron Harkonnen's anti-gravity implants are Hanno's luxurious slave litter, and his black goo bath is Hanno's cinnamon oil one. ;D