The Defence of Lawino

The Defence of Lawino

Paperback (01 Jan 1982)

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Publisher's Synopsis

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.

Book information

ISBN: 9789970022694
Publisher: African Books Collective
Imprint: Fountain Books
Pub date:
DEWEY: 821.914
Language: English
Number of pages: 132
Weight: 198g
Height: 151mm
Width: 228mm
Spine width: 10mm