I, Antigone

I, Antigone

Mel 9.5.22

Details:

  • author: Carlo Gébler
  • full title: I, Antigone
  • narrator: Stephanie Racine
  • genre: fiction, retelling
  • topics: #antigone #oedipus #retelling #mythology #greek
  • publisher: Saga Egmont Audio
  • publish date: 01.07.202
  • timing: 09:02:00

My Rating of the Audiobook:

  • content: 💙💙💙💙
  • narration: 💙💙💙💙💙
 

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Excerpt from the Book:

In my head I hear the sounds of Colonus, the faraway clanging of the sheep bells, the rustling of the dry leaves of the olive trees, the chirruping of the sparrows as they bathe in the dry bitter dust of the red earth.

My voice is deep and quiet, dark and slow, like a river moving over the rocks, never stopping, never ceasing, endless.

My Thoughts:

Sophocles wrote a series of plays about Oedipus and his family over 2600 years ago. Antigone is a princess and a heroine in Greek mythology, and she is the daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta. I, Antigone is a retelling of the tragic story of this family.

I like that we learn a broader picture here. The story starts with Europa and continues with the creation of Thebes. We get to know the entire family tree before we get to Oedipus. The narrator is Antigone, and she doesn’t appear until the last 20% of the book. So, this is not only her story, but it is also a story of her family and ancestors.

This novel is perfect for fans of (Greek) mythology and retellings, especially if you want to know more about Oedipus’ story.

The audiobook form is an excellent choice. Stephanie Racine takes us on this great and sad journey of ancient times.

About the Author:

CARLO GÉBLER is a novelist, biographer, playwright, memoirist, critic and occasional broadcaster. His novels include The Cure, How to Murder a Man, The Dead Eight and The Innocent of Falkland Road. He has considerable experience adapting classic literature for a modern readership, while maintaining, even enhancing, the integrity of the original, including his 2019 retelling of Aesop’s Fables, illustrated by Gavin Weston, and his 2020 selection from the Decameron. He is a member of Aosdána.