There were also many pirates on the Caribbean coast here. Sara: Colombia is the land of magical realism, and here we have many stories of mythical beasts, some that transform from marine to human form. The original Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen was dark anyway – the mermaid dies in the end – and I took a few bits from Disney too. I wanted a tale with a woman having her own ambition, her own drive. What inspired such a twisted tale?Īlexandra: I wanted to re-imagine the old fairy tales, where female characters were victims of the plot and even if it was their story, a man was pushing it forward. At first glance, with a siren (Lira) as the lead character, it’s like the Little Mermaid. Sara: To Kill a Kingdom has deadly sirens, swashbuckling seafarers, and mythical lands. Our cub reporter Sara Hide – 12 years old and a huge fan of the fantasy novel – caught up with the author at FILBo this week. It’s only her first book, but already Alexandra Christo’s To Kill a Kingdom is flying off shelves worldwide, and a Spanish-language version is making waves in Bogotá. ‘Sometimes I would get so tired and absent-minded I’d cut myself cooking. Interviewer Sara Hide poses with the author of one her favourite books.
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