Jocasta...Love and death

This novel is inspired by the legend of Jocasta, Queen of Thebes, wife of Laius, and mother of Oedipus, as its events revolve around a young girl named "Helen," who marries according to her father's will to a wealthy man, to whom she has no affection, but whose life is turned upside down. In the work, Anatole France raises psychological and existential questions about the concept of right and wrong, and the confusion of the human being torn between them, and uses rich and interesting dialog...