How to Feed a Dictator
6 hrs. 18 min.
Language
Russian
Author
Witold Szablowski
Author
Witold Szablowski
Narrator
Pozhiloy Ksenomorf
Narrator
Pozhiloy Ksenomorf
Description
Let’s sit down at the table with dictators to learn their secrets and discover unexpected traits. The cooks share entertaining details about working for Saddam Hussein, Fidel Castro, Pol Pot, and many others.
«How to Feed a Dictator» is an engaging collection of essays by the Polish journalist Witold Szabłowski. The idea for the book came to him after a documentary film about the personal cook of Yugoslav dictator Tito. Who cooked for the tyrants? Who did dictators day after day trust their lives to? And what stories do the chefs have up their sleeves?
Szabłowski tracked down people who baked celebratory cakes for Saddam Hussein, roasted goats for Idi Amin, and cooked soups for Pol Pot. Through the cooks’ eyes, we see how world leaders play tricks on their guests with Tabasco sauce, complain about over-salted omelets, worry about health, hide from their wives, and long for the food of their childhood. No less interesting are the cooks themselves: they tell stories about their lives and remember—or refuse to remember—the role they played in assisting tyranny.
«How to Feed a Dictator» is an engaging collection of essays by the Polish journalist Witold Szabłowski. The idea for the book came to him after a documentary film about the personal cook of Yugoslav dictator Tito. Who cooked for the tyrants? Who did dictators day after day trust their lives to? And what stories do the chefs have up their sleeves?
Szabłowski tracked down people who baked celebratory cakes for Saddam Hussein, roasted goats for Idi Amin, and cooked soups for Pol Pot. Through the cooks’ eyes, we see how world leaders play tricks on their guests with Tabasco sauce, complain about over-salted omelets, worry about health, hide from their wives, and long for the food of their childhood. No less interesting are the cooks themselves: they tell stories about their lives and remember—or refuse to remember—the role they played in assisting tyranny.
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