A review by richardwells
Medea by Christa Wolf

5.0

A new take on the old myth, but not having read any of the old, I read the new without qualms, and found it to be a terrific tale, well told. In this telling, Medea is destroyed; framed for killing her son, and desecrating his body, all because she discovered a scandalous event, and telling the truth about it. Ah, a prophet, unwelcome in her adopted city. The book is filled with murder, duplicity, high politics and shenanigans. It's short, shapely, and moves along with delicious prose.