The Emperor
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"The Emperor" is a renowned non-fiction book by Polish journalist Ryszard Kapuściński that portrays the final years and downfall of Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie through a series of reflective, allegorical interviews.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Emperor canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
literary journalism work
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non-fiction book ⓘ reportage literature ⓘ |
| author | Ryszard Kapuściński NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Poland ⓘ |
| criticalReception | international acclaim ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical reportage
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non-fiction ⓘ political reportage ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | stage play ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of literary reportage
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perceptions of Haile Selassie in the West ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
allegorical
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reportage ⓘ satirical ⓘ |
| narrativeForm |
monologic testimonies
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series of interviews ⓘ |
| narratorRole | reporter-interviewer ⓘ |
| notableEnglishTranslator |
Katarzyna Mroczkowska-Brand
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William R. Brand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Polish ⓘ |
| partOf | Ryszard Kapuściński’s African reportage cycle ⓘ |
| portrays |
downfall of Haile Selassie
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final years of Haile Selassie ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| publisher | Czytelnik (Polish edition) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
Addis Ababa
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Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | testimonies of imperial courtiers ⓘ |
| subject |
Ethiopian Empire
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Haile Selassie NERFINISHED ⓘ absolute monarchy ⓘ court politics ⓘ dictatorship ⓘ fall of regimes ⓘ political power ⓘ |
| theme |
bureaucracy and court life
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collapse of authoritarian systems ⓘ corruption of power ⓘ cult of personality ⓘ human behavior under tyranny ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
20th century
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last years of Haile Selassie’s reign ⓘ |
| translatedInto |
English
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multiple languages ⓘ |
| usedAs |
allegory of authoritarian rule
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case study in journalism and literature courses ⓘ |
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