EDIPO SULLA STRADA | 1993 | HENRY BAUCHAU

Henry Bauchau’s Edipo sulla strada is a profound reimagining of the Oedipus myth, written in 1993, where the exiled king wanders through a landscape marked by memory, guilt, and resilience. The novel blends contemporary fiction with classical tragedy, transforming myth into a meditation on exile, blindness, and the search for meaning. Bauchau’s prose is lyrical yet restrained, portraying Oedipus not only as a tragic figure but also as a man undergoing inner rebirth. The narrative emphasizes the themes of wandering, transformation, and human vulnerability, situating the myth in a modern psychological and existential dimension, bridging antiquity and modern thought.