# Episode 144 – Gustave Flaubert's "Salammbô” with special guest Robert Poyton

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Podcast: [Appendix N Book Club](https://stenobird.com/podcast/appendix-n-book-club-899070)
Published: 2024-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
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Robert Poyton joins us to discuss Gustave Flaubert's "Salammbô”, October horror films, the etymology of Hygaxian words, Howardian prose, varied treasures, the French "oh là là", the literary influences of Clark Ashton Smith, the diversity of intersecting cultures in North Africa, African nations, horse nomads, cult generators, unearthly treasure hoards, and much more!

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