How to feed a dictator : Saddam Hussein, Idi Amin, Enver Hoxha, Fidel Castro, and Pol Pot through the eyes of their cooks
Szabłowski, Witold, 1980-2022
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A devastatingly original look at the world's worst dictators, through the eyes of their personal chefs. What is it like to cook for the most dangerous men in the world? In this darkly funny and fascinating book, Witold Szabłowski 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, Szabłowski 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.
Main title:
How to feed a dictator : Saddam Hussein, Idi Amin, Enver Hoxha, Fidel Castro, and Pol Pot through the eyes of their cooks / Witold Szabłowski ; translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones.
Author:
Szabłowski, Witold, 1980-, authorLloyd-Jones, Antonia, translator
Imprint:
London : Icon Books, 2022.
Collation:
272 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Translated from the Polish.Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781785788352 (pbk)
Dewey class:
641.50922641.50922 SZA
Language:
EnglishPolish
BRN:
3270634