The Great-Great-Grandson of Bluebeard

The great-great-grandson of Bluebeard, tired of his ancestor’s bloody reputation, decides to erase all traces of the legend by buying and hiding every book that tells the story. Despite his efforts, he discovers that the tale survives in libraries and collective memory. His obsessive quest leads him to confront a clever librarian, who manages to recover the imprisoned books from his castle through a cunning plan. An avalanche of books then floods the courtyard, forcing the hero to accept that a printed story cannot be made to disappear. Transformed—his beard turns white!—he ultimately finds love with the librarian, and together they live happily, surrounded by books and children. This tale humorously and fantastically revisits the Bluebeard myth, highlighting the indestructible power of stories and the magic of their transmission.