A matter of honor

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A matter of honor. Two true stories is a book published in Germany in 2002, which summarizes the two historical novels La strage dimenticata and La bolla di componeda by Andrea Camilleri and was translated into German by Monika Lustig. Both texts contain descriptions of the people and structures in 19th century Sicily .

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The forgotten massacre

"The forgotten massacre" (Org.title La strage dimenticata ) is a historical novel from 1984 and after Hahn im Korb and The Capricious Eiland the third novel by Andrea Camilleri.

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As on January 12, 1848 in Palermo after several weeks of unrest, a rebellion against the Bourbon reign in the Kingdom of the Two Sicily by Ferdinand II. Starts, takes this soon to the region Province of Agrigento over. In this context Camilleri describes the massacre of 114 prisoners, which was carried out in the fortress of Borgata Molo, the port area of ​​Molo di Girgenti (today Porto Empedocle ), by the then Major Emanuele Sarzana on the night of January 25th to 26th, 1848 has been.

In addition to the political circumstances of the time, Camilleri describes the detailed structure of the fortress, the life and death conditions of the prisoners, the attempts to cover up the authorities and the further career of Major Sarzana, who was acquitted after escaping and imprisonment in the process. In order not to let the murdered be forgotten again, Camilleri researched all names in the local files and listed all 114 dead in the appendix with age and place of origin.

The second and much shorter part of The Forgotten Massacre ( Come una lunga parentesi ) is about the massacre of 15 people on the island of Pantelleria , also carried out in 1848.

A matter of honor

The title track A thing of honor (Org.title La bolla di componeda ) appeared in Italy in 1993 and is dedicated to the social structure of Sicily. The focus is on the church's indulgence trade , religion and its historical development in Sicily, as well as its impact on the Cosa Nostra mentality .

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