Shah of Shahs

Resumen del libro

Shah of Shahs depicts the final years of the Shah in Iran, and is a compelling meditation on the nature of revolution and the devastating results of fear. Here, Kapuscinski describes the tyrannical monarch, who, despite his cruel oppression of the Iranian people, sees himself as the father of a nation, who can turn a backward country into a great power - a vain hope that proves a complete failure. Yet even as Iran becomes a 'behemoth of riches' and as the Shah lives like a European billionaire, its people live in a climate of fear, terrorised by the secret police. Told with intense power and feeling, Kapuscinski portrays the inevitable build-up to revolution - a cataclysmic upheaval that delivered Iran into the rule of the Ayatollah Khomeini.

Biografía del autor

x{0026}lt;p Ryszard Kapux{0026} x0015B;cix{0026} x00144;ski (Polonia, 1932-2007), Premio Príncipe de Asturias de Comunicación y Humanidades, publicó en Anagrama x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em 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 Heródotox{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong y x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em Encuentro con el Otro. x{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong Entre sus nume rosos galardones figura el Premio Príncipe de Asturias de Comunicación y Humanidades, concedido en 2003.x{0026}lt;/p