The Children of Jocasta de Nathalie Haynes

Nathalie Haynes  est l'auteur de A thousand ships dont le topic est ici

Ce roman historique sur Jocaste, mère et épouse d’Oedipe (ce n'est tout de même pas un spoiler ) m'intéresse.

Citation :

The novel is based on Oedipus Tyrannus and Antigone, two of Classical Greece's most compelling tragedies.
Thebes is a city in mourning. This is the Thebes that Jocasta has known her entire life, a city ruled by a king-her husband-to-be.

Jocasta struggles through this miserable marriage until she is unexpectedly widowed-now free to choose her next husband, she selects the handsome, youthful Oedipus. When whispers emerge of an unbearable scandal, the very society that once lent Jocasta its support seems determined to destroy her.

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