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The Emperor
Ryszard Kapuscinski
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Description for The Emperor
Paperback. After the deposition of Haile Selassie in 1974, which ended the ancient rule of the Abyssinian monarchy, Ryszard Kapuscinski travelled to Ethiopia and sought out surviving courtiers to tell their stories. This work depicts the lavish, corrupt world they had known - from the rituals, hierarchies and intrigues at court to the vagaries of a ruler. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; 3JJPL; HBJH; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 154.
The Penguin Modern Classics edition of Ryszard Kapuscinski's The Emperor is translated by William R. Brand and Katarzyna Mroczkowska-Brand, with an introduction by Neal Ascherton. After the deposition of Haile Selassie in 1974, which ended the ancient rule of the Abyssinian monarchy, Ryszard Kapuscinski travelled to Ethiopia and sought out surviving courtiers to tell their stories. Here, their eloquent and ironic voices depict the lavish, corrupt world they had known - from the rituals, hierarchies and intrigues at court to the vagaries of a ruler who maintained absolute power over his impoverished people. They describe his inexorable ... Read more
The Penguin Modern Classics edition of Ryszard Kapuscinski's The Emperor is translated by William R. Brand and Katarzyna Mroczkowska-Brand, with an introduction by Neal Ascherton. After the deposition of Haile Selassie in 1974, which ended the ancient rule of the Abyssinian monarchy, Ryszard Kapuscinski travelled to Ethiopia and sought out surviving courtiers to tell their stories. Here, their eloquent and ironic voices depict the lavish, corrupt world they had known - from the rituals, hierarchies and intrigues at court to the vagaries of a ruler who maintained absolute power over his impoverished people. They describe his inexorable ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
Series
Penguin Modern Classics
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141188034
SKU
9780141188034
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About Ryszard Kapuscinski
Born in Pinsk, now in Belarus, in 1932, Kapuscinski was the pre-eminent writer among Polish reporters. Kapuscinski's best-known book is just such a reportage-novel of the decline of Haile Selassie's anachronistic regime in Ethiopia - The Emperor, which has been translated into many languages. Shah of Shahs, about the last Shah of Iran, and Imperium, about the last days of ... Read more
Reviews for The Emperor
[The Emperor] transcends reportage, becoming a nightmare of power... An unforgettable, fiercely comic, and finally compassionate book.
Salman Rushdie Kapuscinski transcends the limitations of journalism and writes with the narrative power of a Conrad or Kipling or Orwell.
Blake Morrison A Stunning exhibit; the interviewed subjects. . .enunciate their memories of the days of Haile Selassie with ... Read more
Salman Rushdie Kapuscinski transcends the limitations of journalism and writes with the narrative power of a Conrad or Kipling or Orwell.
Blake Morrison A Stunning exhibit; the interviewed subjects. . .enunciate their memories of the days of Haile Selassie with ... Read more