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The Defence of Lawino
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ISBN10: 9970022695
ISBN13: 9789970022694
Publisher: African Books Collective
Published: Jan 1 1982
Pages: 132
Weight: 0.43
Height: 0.28 Width: 5.73 Depth: 9.38
Language: English
ISBN13: 9789970022694
Publisher: African Books Collective
Published: Jan 1 1982
Pages: 132
Weight: 0.43
Height: 0.28 Width: 5.73 Depth: 9.38
Language: English
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.
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