The Defence of Lawino - Okot P'Bitek - Books - Fountain Books - 9789970022694 - 1982
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The Defence of Lawino

Okot P'Bitek

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The Defence of Lawino

A new translation of the late Okot p'Bitek's classic epic poem 'Wer pa Lawino', first published in Acholi in 1969, and recently listed in Africa's 100 Best Books. Lawino is a female voice, taking issue with her husband whom she witnesses imitating a European culture which is destroying a more deeply rooted African culture.


115 pages

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released 1982
ISBN13 9789970022694
Publishers Fountain Books
Pages 132
Dimensions 228 × 151 × 10 mm   ·   195 g
Language English  

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