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The Story of Antigone

By: Ali Smith
Narrated by: Ali Smith
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The crow crossed the sky, slow-beating her wings. Beat, beat, beat. It was night, not yet morning, and her feathers were so black that she coasted the air invisible above the city wall. Thus begins Ali Smith's retelling of Sophocles' tragedy, about a young Theban princess who decides to bury her dishonoured brother Polynices, against King Creon's express orders, with heart-breaking consequences.

©2011 Ali Smith (P)201 Pushkin Children's Books

Critic Reviews

"Offers younger readers vivid, accessible first encounters with some literary heavyweights" ( Metro)
"A wonderful retelling of a classic, for young listeners"
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I actually laughed out loud fifteen minutes in at the way this story was told by crows talking to a dog, randomly cawing amoung the narration accent & rhyme, (lol random?) but it actually was a fun listen. This would be great as an introduction to the story of Antigone for younger kids or teens. The story has a little summary at the end explaining the origin story which I thought was a nice touch.

Fun easy to listen to short story

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