A customary phenomenon and at the same time a real socio-cultural event which, day after day, is going beyond the English borders. The black box of the Royal Family, born from the one who for many years has been defined as the outsider of the family, the younger son who would have little influence in the dynamics of the court and who today could instead destroy the image of Buckingham Palace. In a word, Spare, the autobiography co-written by Prince Harry, aided by the pen of JR Moehringer who, just two days after its official release, has already broken numerous sales records, especially in England.
Spare, Record Numbers
In the UK, the name Harry always seems to bring much good to bookshops. For years, Harry Potter has been the absolute protagonist of the scene, with dizzying sales numbers. But today, to give a hard time to the wizard born from the pen of J.K. Rowling, there is a new Harry, namely the Duke of Sussex. Almost one and a half million copies sold in two days and only in the English version released in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. For the publisher, Penguin Random House is a real record. Unprecedented numbers.
Spare, The Burning Truth
The book is divided into three parts: “From the depths of the night that envelops me”, “Bloody but indomitable” and “Captain of my soul”. Spare comes four months after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, and spares no one. From fierce criticism of his father Charles, now King of England, up to some background on his older brother, Prince William, the first in line of succession to the British throne and his wife Kate. There are also heavy attacks on the Queen consort Camilla. But among the most burning statements contained in the 500 pages, Harry said that at 17 he would have done “anything to subvert the established order”, and that he had started to puff coke strips, and then continued from time to time. The volume also refers to the dubious paternity with Carlo and to an inglorious first sexual experience, which took place with an older woman, in a field at the back of a bar.
Spare, The Troubled Italian Translation
Sara Crimi from Modena is one of the translators (together with Manuela Faimali, Valeria Gorla and Laura Tasso) of ‘Spare’. During an interview you recounted this particular experience.
A complicated and divisive story that will surely have serious repercussions. For example, according to some rumors, King Charles would prefer that the second son and Meghan invent an excuse not to attend his coronation in 16 weeks. “Harry will certainly not be welcome at the ceremony in May,” says a source from the palace. But we are sure that this is only the beginning.
This article is originally published on radiozeta.it
