Kings of All Times is a 1999 historical novel written by the Yemenite writer Sanji Yamdou. The novel focuses on the struggle between a dystopian society and a fascist government. The story follows Sergei Herminov, an Estonian Yeminite, whose companion Jorge Hernandez is lost in his own made-up fantasy land where he is the king of all times. Sergei encounters many obstacles on a quest to resolve the political rift between the government and the people as well as helping his friend Jorge in his own struggle in resolving his mental state.
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“Whenever there’s a big war coming on, you should rope off a big field. And on the big day, you should take all the kings and their cabinets and their generals, put ‘em in the center dressed in their underpants and let them fight it out with clubs. The best country wins.”
—Maxwell Anderson (1888–1959)
“There are certain times when public opinion is the worst of all opinions.”
—Sébastien-Roch Nicolas De Chamfort (1741–1794)