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| Author | Ryszard Kapuściński |
|---|---|
| Original title | Cesarz |
| Translator | William R. Brand and Katarzyna Mroczkowska-Brand |
| Language | Polish |
| Genre | Non-fiction/Literature |
| Publisher | Czytelnik |
Publication date | 1978 |
| Publication place | Poland |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 164 |
| ISBN | 0-679-72203-3 |
| OCLC | 19822583 |
The Emperor: Downfall of an Autocrat, published in 1978, is Polish journalist Ryszard Kapuściński's analysis of the decline and fall of Haile Selassie's regime in Ethiopia. In 1974, while the Ethiopian Army was still busy consolidating power, Kapuściński "traveled to Ethiopia to seek out and interview Selassie's servants and closest associates on how the Emperor had ruled and why he fell."[1] In large part, the book is a study of the workings of a royal court. According to some critics, the book serves as a political allegory for Edward Gierek's government in the Polish People's Republic during the late 1970s.[2]
- ^ "The Emperor by Ryszard Kapuscinski - Powell's Books". Powells.com. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
- ^ "The Dictator'S Downfall". The New York Times. 1983-05-29. Retrieved 2013-10-03.