The Emperor: Penguin Modern Classics
Autor Ryszard Kapuscinski Introducere de Neal Aschersonen Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 mai 2006
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 Emperoris one of the great works of reportage and a haunting epitaph on the last moments of a dying regime.
Ryszard Kapuscinski (1932-2007) was born in Pinsk, now in Belarus. Kapuscinski was the pre-eminent writer among Polish reporters. His best-known book is 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, andImperium, about the last days of the Soviet Union, have enjoyed similar success.
If you enjoyedThe Emperor, you might like Norman Mailer'sThe Fight, also available in Penguin Modern Classics.
'Stunning ... a magical eloquence'
John Updike,New Yorker
'[The Emperor] transcends reportage, becoming a nightmare of power ... An unforgettable, fiercely comic, and finally compassionate book'
Salman Rushdie
'Kapuscinski trascends the limitations of journalism and writes with the narrative power of a Conrad or Kipling or Orwell'
Blake Morrison
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780141188034
ISBN-10: 0141188030
Pagini: 192
Dimensiuni: 133 x 199 x 12 mm
Greutate: 0.15 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin Classics
Seria Penguin Modern Classics
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0141188030
Pagini: 192
Dimensiuni: 133 x 199 x 12 mm
Greutate: 0.15 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin Classics
Seria Penguin Modern Classics
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Notă biografică
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
the
Soviet
Union,
have
enjoyed
similar
success.
He
died
in
January
2007.
Neal Ascherson was born in Edinburgh in 1932, and has worked as a journalist all his life - mostly as a foreign correspondent in east-central Europe and in Africa. For some 12 years he was a columnist on The Observer and The Independent on Sunday. He wrote two books about Poland, and his recent works include Black Sea (1995) and Stone Voices (2002). Neal Ascherson lives in London and is married to the journalist and broadcaster Isabel Hilton.
Neal Ascherson was born in Edinburgh in 1932, and has worked as a journalist all his life - mostly as a foreign correspondent in east-central Europe and in Africa. For some 12 years he was a columnist on The Observer and The Independent on Sunday. He wrote two books about Poland, and his recent works include Black Sea (1995) and Stone Voices (2002). Neal Ascherson lives in London and is married to the journalist and broadcaster Isabel Hilton.
Recenzii
Stunning - a magical elegance