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EMPEROR
KAPUŚCIŃSKI R. wydawnictwo: PENGUIN , rok wydania 2006, wydanie I cena netto: 50.82 Twoja cena 48,28 zł + 5% vat - dodaj do koszyka Emperor
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
downfall as the Ethiopian military approach, strange omens appear in the sky and courtiers
vanish, until only the Emperor and his valet remain in the deserted palace, awaiting their
fate. Dramatic and mesmerising, The Emperor is one of the great works of reportage and a
haunting epitaph on the last moments of a dying regime.
178 pages, Paperback
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