El delfín

In The Dolphin, Mark Haddon has produced a contemporary recreation of one of Shakespeare's lesser-known tragedies, Pericles, Prince of Tire, himself a version of the legend of Apollonius of Tire. The classic story narrates the flight of the hero, pursued by King Antiochus, after having revealed the incestuous relationship between the king and his daughter. With elegant and descriptive prose, Haddon brings this mythological story to the present to reflect on parent-child relationships and the role of women in today's society. A fascinating book, delightful to read, that immerses us in a world of legends and mythology, with stories that open into other stories, linked by a tangle of references perfectly woven by the author's pen.