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“House of Names is a retelling of the story of Clytemnestra, Iphigenia and Agamemnon. For those who don’t know, Agamemnon sacrifices his eldest daughter, Iphigenia, in order for the gods to provide winds to get the fleet going. But Colm Tóibín’s book is about the people on the sidelines. Iphigenia doesn’t tell her story, and Agamemnon isn’t telling his story; it’s Clytemnestra, and it’s Iphigenia’s siblings Orestes and Electra.” Read more...
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