by Henry Bauchau · Libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782742720682
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«Antigone» is the novel by Henry Bauchau, published by Actes Sud in paperback (355 pages, in French).
The novel reworks the myth of Antigone: the young woman who has followed her blind father Oedipus for years heads to Thebes hoping to prevent war between her two brothers. The story unfolds amid trials, doubts and rifts, with a keen eye on suffering, love and the mysteries of filiation.
Winner of the Prix Victor-Rossel (1997) and the Prix des lycéens de littérature (1999). Third instalment of the «Oedipus and Antigone» series; number 362 in the Babel collection.
For readers of French fiction and literary retellings of classical myths.
Henry Bauchau was a Belgian political activist and psychoanalyst who is best known as an author of poetry, novels, and plays in French language.
