The Emperor: Downfall of an Autocrat
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After Haile Selassie was deposed in 1974, Ryszard Kapuściński—Poland’s top foreign correspondent—went to Ethiopia to piece together a firsthand account of how the emperor governed his country, and why he finally fell from power. At great risk to himself, Kapuściński interviewed members of the imperial circle who had gone into hiding.
The result is this remarkable book, in which Selassie’s servants and closest associates share accounts—humorous, frightening, sad, grotesque—of a man living amidst nearly unimaginable pomp and luxury while his people teetered between hunger and starvation. It is a classic portrait of authoritarianism, and a fascinating story of a forty-four-year reign that ended with a coup d’état in 1974.
Ryszard Kapuscinski
Ryszard Kapuściński (Polonia, 1932-2007), Premio Príncipe de Asturias de Comunicación y Humanidades, publicó en Anagrama La jungla polaca, Estrellas negras, Cristo con un fusil al hombro, Un día más con vida, El Emperador, La guerra del fútbol, El Sha, El Imperio, Ébano, Los cínicos no sirven para este oficio, Lapidarium IV, El mundo de hoy, Viajes con Heródoto y Encuentro con el Otro. Entre sus numerosos galardones figura el Premio Príncipe de Asturias de Comunicación y Humanidades, concedido en 2003.
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