Jean Anouilh lu par Jean Anouilh

Originally released in 1962, these recordings offer a rare opportunity to experience some of Jean Anouilh’s greatest works: Antigone (after Sophocles), Medea, Ardèle, or The Daisy, Cécile, or The School for Fathers, and The Tug-of-War Fair. In these readings, Anouilh reveals the distinctive qualities of his writing: a style at once elegant and incisive, infused with gravity, disillusionment, and dark humor. Few playwrights have ever given such a direct and compelling voice to their own work.
In this exceptional collection, Jean Anouilh reads from his own plays, bringing to life their inner rhythm, irony, and dramatic tension. His voice conveys the theatre exactly as he conceived it, offering an interpretation uniquely faithful to the author’s intentions. A major archival recording, this set provides an invaluable introduction to the work of one of the greatest French playwrights of the twentieth century. 5 CD audiobook, in French.
Patrick FRÉMEAU