The Fabulists: How myth-makers rule in an age of crisis

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What do Rodrigo Duterte, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Aung San Suu Kyi have in common Politicians around the world are weaving their own heroic fictions the strongmen, the apparently enlightened, apparently liberal reformers, the smiling kings and autocrats, the proud defenders of bygone empires. Used properly, these stories can act as a glue to bind us to one another as a community. But some citizens don't fit the mould, and others are willing to risk their lives to tell a different story altogether... Based on a decade of on the ground reporting and informed by exclusive interviews across four continents, acclaimedFinancial Timesjournalist Michael Peel reveals the invisible threads connecting politics worldwide, exploding the myth that anyone is looking to the West for moral guidance.

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Excellent investigative journalism exposing global corruptiondevastating.

'Quite astonishingly on point... A riveting book'

There are few more important topics than the rise of global authoritarianism, and no better guide than Michael Peels The Fabulists a book that is not just grippingly written but also authoritative and wryly perceptive on the many foibles of the worlds most fascinating fantasist autocrats.

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Michael Peel is the Financial Times European diplomatic correspondent, based in Brussels. An award-winning journalist, he has previously reported for the FT from South East Asia, the Middle East and west Africa. He is the author of A Swamp Full of Dollars, which was shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award and nominated for the Orwell Prize.