How to Feed a Dictator - Saddam Hussein, Idi Amin, Enver Hoxha, Fidel Castro, and Pol Pot Through the Eyes of Their Cooks (Paperback)

Mixing bold journalism with bolder allegories, Mr Szablowski teaches us with witty persistence that we must desire freedom rather than simply expect it Timothy Snyder, New York Times bestselling author of ON TYRANNY A devastatingly original look at the world's worst dictators, through the eyes of their personal chefs, by award-winning Polish author Witold Szablowski. What is it like to cook for the most dangerous men in the world? In this darkly funny and fascinating book, Witold Szablowski travels across four continents in search of the personal chefs of five dictators. From the savannahs of Kenya to the faded glamour of Havana, and the bombed-out streets of Baghdad, Szablowski finds the men and women who cooked fish soup for Saddam Hussein, roasted goat for Idi Amin and chopped papaya salad for Pol Pot. He reveals the strangeness of a job where a single culinary mistake could be fatal, but a well-seasoned dish could change your life. And in doing so, he lifts the veil on what life is like at the very heart of power.

General

Imprint:	Icon Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 2022
Authors:	Witold Szablowski
Translators:	Antonia Lloyd-Jones
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	267
ISBN-13:	978-1-78578-835-2
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Essays, journals, letters & other prose works > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Marxism & Communism Books > History > World history > General
LSN:	1-78578-835-3
Barcode:	9781785788352

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