The Man-Eaters of Zamboula

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"Shadows in Zamboula" is one of the original stories by American writer Robert E. Howard featuring Conan the Cimmerian, first published in Weird Tales in November 1935. Its original title was "The Man-Eaters of Zamboula". The story takes place over the course of a night in the desert city of Zamboula, with political intrigue amidst streets filled with roaming cannibals. This story also introduced a fearsome strangler named Baal-Pteor, who is one of the few humans in the Conan stories to be a physical challenge for the main character himself. By present-day sensibilities, the story is marred by including a racial stereotype - blacks as cannibals - though Howard strove to lessen this by making it clear that the cannibals in Zamboula are only the specific blacks from Darfar, other blacks being untainted. A white character, Aram Baksh, proves to be a more sinister antagonist by facilitating, exploiting, and profiting from the cannibalism of the Dafari slaves.

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Detalhes

Tipo

Livro

Lançamento

1 de novembro de 1935

Gêneros

sword and sorcery, fantasy

Criado por

Robert E. Howard

Países

United States

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