Season 8, Episode 5 - Costanza Casati
In Season 8, Episode 5 of History Through Fiction: The Podcast, host Colin Mustful interviews Costanza Casati, author of "Babylonia." Casati shares her fascination with the ancient world, focusing on the legendary queen Semiramis. She discusses the vibrant world of Mesopotamia, her research surprises, and the roles of characters like Onnes, Ninus, and Ribat. Casati also reflects on her lyrical writing style, the challenges of depicting ancient times, and the significance of leopards on her book cover. The episode explores mythological retellings and the enduring lessons of female leadership.
About the Author
Costanza Casati was born in Texas and grew up in a village in Northern Italy, where she studied Ancient Greek, and Ancient Greek literature, under one of the country’s most rigorous academic programmes. She is a graduate of the Warwick Writing MA in the UK, and has worked as a screenwriter and journalist. Her debut novel, Clytemnestra, has sold into 18 territories worldwide, was the winner of the Glass Bell Award, an Indie Next Pick and a nominee for Best Fantasy in the Goodreads Choice Awards. Babylonia, her second novel, was an instant Sunday Times bestseller.
Babylonia by Costanza Casati
From the author of the bestselling Clytemnestra comes another intoxicating excursion into ancient history, painting the brutal and captivating empire of gods and men, and the one queen destined to rule them all.
A common woman. The governor she married. The king who loved them both.
