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The Hidden Story of Bluebeard 00:00 Commentary on the Work 02:26 Text [The Seven Wives of Bluebeard] Author Anatole France 1844-1924 Translator Choi Eun-seon Publisher Ilsong Media Anatole France won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1921 for 'The Island of Penguins', a satire on human history. He left behind masterpieces such as 'Les Lilies de Red' (1894), 'Life in Bloom' (1922), 'Thais' (1924), 'Madame de Luzy' (1927). In particular, 'Thais' was made into an opera by French composer Jules Massenet, famous for his 'Meditations'. [The Seven Wives of Bluebeard] reminds us of 'Bluebeard' by Charles Perrault, which we are all familiar with. Bluebeard is a fairy tale written by French children's literature writer and critic Charles Perrault based on legends and real people. It is about the revelation of a terrifying secret about the wives who go missing after marrying a man nicknamed Bluebeard. Today's introduction, Anatole France's ''The Seven Wives of Bluebeard'' shows a different story from Charles Perrault's ''Bluebeard''. In other words, it is a new work that delves into the unknown incident behind ''Bluebeard'', and it gives us the feeling of following the truth hidden in the incident we are familiar with. So, let's go into Anatole France's ''The Seven Wives of Bluebeard'', a work where we can encounter unexpected twists. This video was produced from an out-of-print book and we inform you that it complies with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). #Audiobook #Listening to while sleeping #Nobel Prize in Literature #Woman reading a book