Časni trgovci

Časni trgovci

Philippa Gregory

Glavni lik, Josiah Cole, ambiciozni je trgovac koji želi postati jedan od velikih igrača u gradu. Za to mu je potreban kapital i ugledna supruga. Frances Scott, koja se prijavila za posao guvernante, postaje njegova supruga jer njezine društvene veze i ugled obećavaju korist za Josiahov uspon. Brak je obostrano koristan, ali Frances ubrzo otkriva mračnu istinu o muževljevoj trgovini robljem, što je duboko šokira.

U njezin život ulazi Mehuru, afrički rob iz kraljevine Yoruba, čovjek duboke duhovnosti i dostojanstva. Unatoč ogromnim društvenim i kulturnim razlikama, između Frances i Mehurua razvija se neodoljiva privlačnost, prožeta očajničkom potrebom za ljubavlju i slobodom. Frances je rastrgana između društvenih obaveza i osjećaja prema Mehuruu, što vodi do tragične sudbine.

Roman istražuje moralne dileme, okrutnost robovlasništva i složenost ljudskih odnosa u kontekstu brutalnog sustava. Gregory naglašava povijesnu autentičnost, oslanjajući se na stvarne detalje o robovlasništvu, poput okrutnih praksi i života porobljenih ljudi iz različitih afričkih naroda.

Original title
A Respectable Trade
Translation
Mirjana Valent
Editor
Ana Biški Đurđevac
Illustrations
Jeff Cottenden
Graphics design
Janka Carev
Dimensions
19 x 12 cm
Pages
456
Publisher
Znanje, Zagreb, 2012.
 
Latin alphabet. Paperback.
Language: Croatian.
ISBN
978-9-53324-709-0

One copy is available

Condition:Used, excellent condition
 

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