The Emperor

Resumen del libro

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.

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