by Albert Sánchez Piñol · Edicions La Campana · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788488791979
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«Pallassos i monstres» is the historical essay by Albert Sánchez Piñol, published by Edicions La Campana in paperback (256 pages, in Catalan).
The book profiles eight twentieth-century African dictators, including Idi Amin, Bokassa, Mobutu Sese Seko, and Haile Selassie. It shows how they surrounded themselves with grandiose titles, a cult of their own image, and theatrical gestures, and how those whims translated into abuses against their populations. Sánchez Piñol combines irony and historical narrative to portray lives that seem implausible.
Subtitle: «La història tragicòmica de 8 dictadors africans». Published in 2000.
A suitable read for those interested in African political history and twentieth-century dictators viewed from an ironic and critical perspective.
Albert Sánchez Piñol is a Spanish anthropologist, non-fiction writer and novelist writing in Catalan and Spanish.
