by Diane Ducret · Librairie Académique Perrin · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782262036249
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«Femmes de dictateur II» is the historical essay by Diane Ducret, published by Librairie Académique Perrin in paperback (383 pages, in French).
Diane Ducret reconstructs the private lives of Fidel Castro, Saddam Hussein, Ayatollah Khomeini, Slobodan Milosevic, Kim Jong-il and Bin Laden from the testimonies of wives, lovers and close associates. She shows how love, sexuality and power intertwine in authoritarian regimes, turning sentimental life into a state secret.
Second volume of the «Femmes de dictateur» series, published in 2012.
For readers of contemporary history and political biography, with an interest in the private sphere of authoritarian leaders.
Diane Ducret is a Franco-Belgian writer. She has published both non-fiction historical books and novels. Much of her writing concerns the historical experiences of women, including studies of women who were closely associated with notorious dictators or gangsters. She has also written comedic fiction, and worked as a writer and host for historical television series.
