{"product_id":"oedipus-on-the-road-henry-bauchau-9781611457254","title":"Oedipus on the Road","description":"\u003ci\u003eOedipus on the Road \u003c\/i\u003eis a unique, stunningly beautiful rendering of the journey that leads Oedipus from Thebes to Colonus--and from a world of exile to one of legend. This is the chapter that Sophocles never wrote, the redemptive passage of the fallen, blinded king to his final--this time glorious--encounter with destiny. Bauchau finds Oedipus stranded outside the walls of his former palace, eye sockets and soul still bleeding, and leads him--along with his daughter Antigone and the seductive shepherd-bandit Clitus, whose loyalty to the pair probably has less to do with his allegiance to Oedipus than his intentions toward his daughter--through a geographical and spiritual landscape littered with the physical, artistic, and mental rites of passage that separate Oedipus from immortality.\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e It is a triumph of erudition folded into a dazzling feat of textured and lyrical storytelling reminiscent of Mary Renault, Umberto Eco, and Roberto Calasso. It is also a richly layered modern novel, impressive for its light touch and deftness with character and plot. The crowning glory (\u003ci\u003eLibre Belgique\u003c\/i\u003e) of an impressive career, \u003ci\u003eOedipus on the Road\u003c\/i\u003e was greeted with celebratory reviews throughout Europe; it has been translated into seven languages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Henry Bauchau\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1611457254\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781611457254\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcade Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/13\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d","brand":"Henry Bauchau","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43938784968959,"sku":"9781611457254","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_1bc017c2-cae9-4494-b795-cf8a6fee41a2.jpg?v=1681437702","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/oedipus-on-the-road-henry-bauchau-9781611457254","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}