Children of Monsters

An Inquiry into the Sons and Daughters of Dictators

Jay Nordlinger

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Encounter Books,USA
03 April 2017

Political ideologies; Political structures: totalitarianism & dictatorship; Family & relationships

What's it like to be the son or daughter of a dictator? A monster on the Stalin level? What's it like to bear a name synonymous with oppression, terror, and evil? Jay Nordlinger sets out to answer that question. He surveys 20 dictators in all. They are the worst of the worst: Stalin, Mao, Idi Amin, Pol Pot, Saddam Hussein, and so on. This book is not about them, really, though of course they figure in it. It's about their children. Some of them are absolute loyalists. They admire, revere, or worship their father. Some of them actually succeed their father as dictator-as in North Korea, Syria, and Haiti. Some of them have doubts. A couple of them become full-blown dissenters, even defectors. A few of the daughters have the experience of having their husband killed by their father. Most of these children are rocked by war, prison, exile, or other upheaval. Obviously, the children have things in common. But they are also individuals, making of life what they can. The main thing they have in common is this: They have been dealt a very, very unusual hand.

By: Jay Nordlinger
Imprint: Encounter Books,USA
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 425g
ISBN: 9781594038990
ISBN 10: 1594038996
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 03 April 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jay Nordlinger is a senior editor of National Review. He writes about a variety of subjects, including politics, foreign affairs, and culture. He is the music critic of The New Criterion. His previous book is Peace, They Say, a history of the Nobel Peace Prize. The author lives in New York.