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Oedipus: Trapped by Destiny

Yvan Pommaux, illustrated by Yvan Pommaux, Richard Kutner

Yvan Pommaux’s Oedipus: Trapped by Destiny presents a doomed life shaped by a terrible prophecy: Oedipus is destined to kill his father and marry his mother. The consequences extend beyond those acts, leaving him cursed for the rest of his life. The book uses a graphic format with stylized illustrations to portray this mythic family tragedy. Published by TOON Books in 2016, it is a compact visual account of Oedipus’s fate.

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Book details

Themes
Family · Folklore And Mythology
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
TOON Books
Published
June 7, 2016
Pages
48
ISBN-13
9781935179955
Language
English
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