This vision is brutal and dark but remains a compelling study in the motivations of iconic regicide. Casati provides a new vision of Clytemnestra, wife of Agamemnon of Mycenae, and made infamous by Aeschylus in the Oresteia. Come back Friday for my interview with Casati. Constanza Casati’s incredible debut fully deserves to be considered among the best of these books. This is a necessary novel for fans of mythology, strong women, the pushing of boundaries and epic dramas of family, power and love. If power isn’t given to you, you have to take it for yourself.Ī blazing novel set in the world of Ancient Greece and told through the eyes of its greatest heroine, this is a thrilling tale of power and prophecies, of hatred and love, perfect for fans of Ariadne and The Song of Achilles. Casati’s Clytemnestra is modern in her staunch demands for dignity and respect, but believably rooted in ancient times. For you understood something that the others don’t. So you bide your time and wait, until you might force the gods’ hands and take revenge. Slowly, you plot.īut when the husband who owns you returns in triumph, what then?Īcceptance or vengeance – infamy follows both. Gratis verzending bij aanschaf van 20,- aan boeken (binnen NL) Boeken en magazines die je nergens anders. You play the part, fooling enemies who deny you justice. Goede redenen om dit boek bij ons te kopen. You watch him wage war on a foreign shore and comfort yourself with violent thoughts of your own. You stand helplessly as he sacrifices your child to placate the gods. You are born to a king, but marry a tyrant.
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