The Emperor

Downfall of an Autocrat

Nonfiction, History, Africa
Cover of the book The Emperor by Ryszard Kapuscinski, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Ryszard Kapuscinski ISBN: 9780547539218
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publication: March 1, 1983
Imprint: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Language: English
Author: Ryszard Kapuscinski
ISBN: 9780547539218
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication: March 1, 1983
Imprint: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Language: English

This account of the rise and fall of Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie is “an unforgettable, fiercely comic, and finally compassionate book” (Salman Rushdie, Man Booker Prize–winning author).

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.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

This account of the rise and fall of Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie is “an unforgettable, fiercely comic, and finally compassionate book” (Salman Rushdie, Man Booker Prize–winning author).

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.

More books from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Cover of the book Absolute Zero and the Conquest of Cold by Ryszard Kapuscinski
Cover of the book Why Save the Bankers? by Ryszard Kapuscinski
Cover of the book The Sparkling-Eyed Boy by Ryszard Kapuscinski
Cover of the book Equal Love by Ryszard Kapuscinski
Cover of the book We'll Never Be Apart by Ryszard Kapuscinski
Cover of the book The Weather in Berlin by Ryszard Kapuscinski
Cover of the book A Guide to the Birds of East Africa by Ryszard Kapuscinski
Cover of the book Inside the Dream Palace by Ryszard Kapuscinski
Cover of the book Shout Her Lovely Name by Ryszard Kapuscinski
Cover of the book The Chimps of Fauna Sanctuary by Ryszard Kapuscinski
Cover of the book Adeline by Ryszard Kapuscinski
Cover of the book Sister Aimee by Ryszard Kapuscinski
Cover of the book River-Horse by Ryszard Kapuscinski
Cover of the book Chuck's Band by Ryszard Kapuscinski
Cover of the book Gossip by Ryszard Kapuscinski
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy