THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND
by Foden, Giles
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- F/F
- Seller
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Commack, New York, United States
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About This Item
NY: Knopf. F/F. 1998. First American Edition. Hardcover; First Printing. A fine unread copy in like DJ. ; .
Synopsis
The Last King of Scotland is an award-winning 1998 novel by journalist Giles Foden. Focusing on the rise of Ugandan President Idi Amin and his reign as dictator from 1971 to 1979, the novel is a fictional memoir of a fictional Scottish doctor in Amin's employ. Giles Foden's novel received critical acclaim and numerous awards when it was published by Faber and Faber in 1998. It interweaves fiction and historical fact. In 2006 a film by the same name was produced based on the novel.
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- Bookseller
- Mostly Useful Fictions (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14212
- Title
- THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND
- Author
- Foden, Giles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover; First Printing
- Book Condition
- Used - F/F
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1998
- Keywords
- Stories Literature, 1, Novel Latin American Literature, Novel Literature, Novel Literature, Novel Literature, Novel Literature, Novel Literature, Novel Literature
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