Talk of the Devil: Encounters with Seven Dictators

by Riccardo Orizio

Other authorsAvril Bardoni (Translator)
Hardcover, 2004

Status

Available

Publication

Walker Books, (2004)

Description

What happened to the great dictators of contemporary history, responsible for some of its most gruesome chapters? And now that they are disgraced, or in prison, or exiled, or simply forgotten, do they still seem as terrifying as when they held power?

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LibraryThing member HadriantheBlind
Set of 7 interviews with deposed dictators. Fascinating view into their psychology - about how they all come from different backgrounds and origins, the one thing they have in common is their brutality, their self-serving nature and their ability to blame others and hide in utter banality. Only one
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expresses anything close to regret.
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Language

Original language

English

Barcode

6931
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