Shah of Shahs

Name: Shah of Shahs
Author: Ryszard Kapuscinski

by Ryszard Kapuscinski

Portrait of Iran's Islamic Revolution through reporting and interviews

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Ryszard Kapuscinski

Polish journalist and author whose literary reportage from Africa, Asia, and the Soviet empire is among the finest non-fiction of the 20th century. The Emperor and Shah of Shahs blur the line between journalism and literature.

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