{"product_id":"libro-the-emperor-downfall-of-an-autocrat-penguin-classics","title":"Libro: The Emperor: Downfall of an Autocrat (Penguin Classics)","description":"\u003ctable style=\"border-collapse:collapse;margin-bottom:16px;width:100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormato\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTapa Blanda\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNúmero de páginas\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e192\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter the deposition of Haile Selassie in 1974, which ended the ancient rule of the Abyssinian monarchy, Ryszard Kapuściński 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis edition includes an introduction by Neal Ascherson.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMint Condition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDispatch same day for order received before 12 noon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuaranteed packaging\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo quibbles returns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59873183334481,"sku":"0141188030","price":57700.0,"currency_code":"CLP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/6455\/3809\/files\/81dDIGzdCOL.jpg?v=1785123829","url":"https:\/\/provetodo.cl\/es-cl\/products\/libro-the-emperor-downfall-of-an-autocrat-penguin-classics","provider":"Provetodo ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}