kapuscinski has had the opportunity to be at the court of ras tafari haile
selassi 1 in ethiopia
from his high time to the decline when the rebellions
took it all over
the descriptions of the court formalities are great
the recordings of what happened to ras tafari haile selassi 1 make one
feel sad, yet comfortable at the same time (strange, isn't it?) with the
fate of the emperor
all i can say today is that i am glad ethiopia has
returned to a 'normal' society
but it's strange, to say the least, that
this proud nation doesn't have an emperor any more... |