Hamilcar

Chaouki Lajnef
Author |
KinayaBooks
Publisher |
kinayabooks@gmail.com
“Kinaya Books & Publications” is set to release, in both print and digital formats simultaneously, the complete English translation of the historical documentary novel “Hamilcar” by Tunisian author Chaouki Lajnef (Originally published in Arabic by the same publisher).
*. Hamilcar, a literary historical documentary novel set in the ancient Mediterranean world of the third century BCE. Translated directly into English, the novel traces the rise of Carthaginian general Hamilcar Barca — father of Hannibal — from the humiliation of Carthage’s defeat in the First Punic War to the founding of a new empire in Iberia, and closes at the moment of his death: a deliberate sacrifice to save his young son on the banks of the river Baetis.
The novel unfolds through multiple converging threads: Hamilcar navigating the political conspiracies of Carthage’s council while secretly rebuilding his fleet; his son Hannibal growing from an impulsive seven-year-old into a young warrior who will one day shake the world; the porter Yuba, an ordinary man drawn by accident and greed into the very centre of events; and, counterpointing everything, the Roman consul Titus Manlius and his general Regilius, men who understand Hamilcar’s genius and fear it, even as their own Senate underestimates him.
* Chaouki Lajnef is an Arab writer and intellectual who introduces himself to the literary world with this debut work, offering a historically grounded narrative shaped by his extensive background in visual design, multimedia production, and digital filmmaking. Drawing on his deep understanding of visual composition and cinematic language, the author brings a distinctive sensibility to prose fiction, crafting a narrative that merges textual storytelling with a dynamic, image-driven imagination.
* “Hamilcar” is available worldwide in full upon request, in both, paperback and digital format, as shown in the following link:
https://wp.me/pdjjSK-1ut

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