author
Enrico Costa
1841–1909
A leading voice in Sardinian historical fiction, he wrote with a strong sense of place and helped turn the island’s past, customs, and everyday life into vivid literature. He was also a journalist whose work stayed closely tied to Sassari and Sardinia.
4 Audiobooks
Da Sassari a Cagliari e viceversa : guida-racconto
by Enrico Costa
Il muto di Gallura : Racconto storico sardo
by Enrico Costa
About the author
Born in Sassari on April 11, 1841, Enrico Costa was an Italian writer and journalist remembered as one of the most important figures in the Sardinian historical novel. His books returned again and again to the history, traditions, and identity of Sardinia, giving his work a strong local character.
Sources agree that he spent much of his life in Sassari, where he also worked in civic and archival roles. That close connection to local history helped shape his writing, which ranged widely and made him known as a versatile man of letters rather than the author of just one kind of book.
Costa died in Sassari on March 26, 1909. Today he is still associated with literature that brought Sardinia’s past and culture to a broad readership, especially through historical storytelling.