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Emperor
Emperor | Ryszard Kapuscinski
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Haile Selassie, King of Kings, Elect of God, Lion of Judah, His Most Puissant Majesty and Distinguished Highness the Emperor of Ethiopia, reigned from 1930 until he was overthrown by the army in 1974. While the fighting still raged, Ryszard Kapuscinski, Poland's leading foreign correspondent, traveled to Ethiopia to seek out and interview Selassie's servants and closest associates on how the Emperor had ruled and why he fell. This "sensitive, powerful. . .history" ("The New York Review of Books") is Kapuscinski's rendition of their accounts--humorous, frightening, sad, groteque--of a man living amidst nearly unimaginable pomp and luxury while his people teetered netween hunger and starvation.
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Simona
The Emperor | Ryszard Kapuscinski
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It was good reading month, I completed few #bookspinbingo ‘s, and my #highlightofthemonth is The Emperor. My first book by Kapuscinski and definitely not the last.
#bookspin https://litsy.com/p/T3h6cmI0Zm14
#doublespin https://litsy.com/p/UEFmWlZnR2hO

LeahBergen I love the little book cover cutouts. 😊 4y
Gissy Great!📚📚📚👏👏👏 4y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Fantastic month!! 4y
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Simona
The Emperor | Ryszard Kapuscinski
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Haile Selassie, King of Kings was the last Ethiopian emperor and this book is collection of stories told by the people who were employees on court and close to him. Through their stories we can see part of the history ruled by the corruption, intrigues, violence and extravaganza. Fascinating! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
#Ethiopia #FoodAndLit

8little_paws WOW ok I'm interested. 4y
BarbaraBB Me too! 4y
Texreader Wow. Interesting!! 4y
Butterfinger Definitely stacking. 4y
Simona @8little_paws @BarbaraBB @Texreader @Butterfinger I‘m very intrigued by his (controversial) personality and I‘m planning to read biography written by his grandnephew 4y
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Simona
The Emperor | Ryszard Kapuscinski
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I still can‘t decide which audiobook I want to listen, but here is my #weeklyforecast
- N.S. Fenellora, Awakening of Miss Prim
- P. Torday, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
- Salwa al Neimi, The Proof of the Honey
- R. Kapuscinski, The Emperor

Cinfhen I see lots of #ReadingAsia21 💗🙌🏻 4y
Cinfhen Did you ever attempt the hamantaschen ??? 4y
BarbaraBB Smart choice for Ethiopia. I always enjoy his books. 4y
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BarbaraBB Really looking forward to what you‘ll think of this one. I am tempted to read this one myself too but I already have bought a book especially for Ethiopia! 4y
Simona @BarbaraBB I‘m halfway through and so far it‘s 5⭐️ read. My first book by him, but definitely not the last. Until now I wasn‘t interested in his work🤷‍♀️ 4y
Simona @Cinfhen I changed the plans for the weekend and I made just schtrudel .... I ‘figured‘ it out, when I was picking my books for bingo, that the Israel is for April food and lit challenge. I‘m going to use the recipe for that 😘 4y
Cinfhen Sweet 😁strudel sounds like a perfect alternative 😜 4y
BarbaraBB Ooh that sounds tempting. I did like other books by him. About Iran for example (if you still need that country!) 4y
Simona @BarbaraBB No, I had already read for Iran ... but regretting now that I didn‘t choose something by him earlier. Thank you for recommendation, I‘m planning to read more of his work in the near future for sure 😁 4y
Simona @Cinfhen It was definitely easiest alternative ... with the bought dough 🤫 4y
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yaibiren
The Emperor | Ryszard Kapuscinski
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This a fantastic read. Every page kept me thinking