Books set in Uganda (20)
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Snakepit : A Novel by Moses Isegawa EN
UgandaDescription:
Praised on both sides of the Atlantic as well as in the author’s native Uganda, Moses Isegawa’s first novel Abyssinian Chronicles was a “big, transcendently ambitious book” (Boston Globe) that “blasts open the tidy borders of the conventional novel and redraws the literary map to reveal a whole new world” (Elle). In Snakepit, Isegawa returns to the surreal, brutalizing landscapes of his homeland during the time of dictator Idi Amin, when interlocking webs of emotional cruelty kept tyrants gratified and servants cooperative, a land where no one–not husbands or wives, parents or lovers–is ever s... continue
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Song of Lawino & Song of Ocol by Okot p'Bitek EN
Description:
Two African literary works by Okot P'Bitek available together in the African Writers Series.
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The First Woman by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi EN
Description:
A dazzling feminist coming of age tale from the award-winning author of Kintu
14.
The Last King of Scotland by Giles Foden EN
EnglandDescription:
A Scottish doctor who is personal physician to the African dictator, Idi Amin, is seduced by his charm and the perks of office to the point where he ignores the dictator's unspeakable brutality. Now back in Scotland, Dr. Nicholas Garrigan questions his complicity and finds the answer in the corruption of power.
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The Laughing Monsters by Denis Johnson EN
GermanyDescription:
"A literary spy thriller set in Africa, where an intelligence agent is caught up in a get rich quick scheme"--
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Tropical Fish : Tales From Entebbe by Doreen Baingana EN
Description:
In her fiction debut, Doreen Baingana follows a Ugandan girl as she navigates the uncertain terrain of adolescence. Set mostly in pastoral Entebbe with stops in the cities Kampala and Los Angeles, Tropical Fish depicts the reality of life for Christine Mugisha and her family after Idi Amin’s dictatorship. Three of the eight chapters are told from the point of view of Christine’s two older sisters, Patti, a born-again Christian who finds herself starving at her boarding school, and Rosa, a free spirit who tries to “magically” seduce one of her teachers. But the star of Tropical Fish is Christin... continue
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Waiting: A Novel of Uganda at War by Goretti Kyomuhendo EN
Description:
Ugandans in a remote but closely knit community survive the end of Idi Amin's rule.
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War Brothers : The Graphic Novel by Sharon E. McKay, Daniel Lafrance EN
Country: North America / 
Canada
Canada
Description:
Portrays the criminality of adults who abduct kids to carry out crimes against humanity.
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We Are All Birds of Uganda by Hafsa Zayyan EN
Description:
____________________________________ 'You can't stop birds from flying, can you, Sameer? They go where they will...' 1960s UGANDA. Hasan is struggling to run his family business following the sudden death of his wife. Just as he begins to see a way forward, a new regime seizes power, and a wave of rising prejudice threatens to sweep away everything he has built. Present-day LONDON. Sameer, a young high-flying lawyer, senses an emptiness in what he thought was the life of his dreams. Called back to his family home by an unexpected tragedy, Sameer begins to find the missing pieces of himself not... continue
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Wij, aanmaakhout by Otoniya J. Okot Bitek NL
KenyaDescription:
Analytische annotatie: Drie jonge vrouwen dragen de psychische en fysieke gevolgen van hun tijd als kindsoldaat in Oeganda met zich mee, terwijl ze werken aan een betere toekomst.