![]() What draws you to fantasy, and why did you choose to tell your own version of the myth using a fantastical framework? I also thought she provided a new lens through which to deconstruct the patriarchal underpinnings of the societies in which these legends developed, as well as our own.Īt the end of your book, you talk about the difference between historical fiction and fantasy, noting that medieval poets were not particularly concerned with accuracy in their Tristan retellings. I wanted to tell Branwen’s story because she’s never given a voice of her own in the medieval material, like so many other female characters, but I imagined her to have a rich interior world. It’s her mishandling of the love potion that results in Tristan and Iseult’s forbidden romance, and it’s also Branwen who has to sleep with King Marc on Iseult’s wedding night since the princess is no longer a virgin. ![]() In the original legends she plays a minor but pivotal role at several crucial junctures. What drew me to retelling the legend was actually the figure of Branwen, Iseult’s lady’s maid. Why did you decide to retell their story? Countless poems, books and films feature the doomed lovers. Tristan and Iseult is probably Western Europe’s most popular traditional romance. Why has the story of Tristan and Iseult endured for more than a thousand years? Kristina Pérez introduces her own brilliant retelling, Sweet Black Waves, a fantasy built on the foundations of history, and in the process shows us why romance is still so popular. ![]()
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