The Last King of Scotland Giles Foden

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The Last King of Scotland by Giles Foden

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What would it be like to become Idi Amin's personal physician? Giles Foden's best-selling thriller is the story of a young Scottish doctor drawn into the heart of the Ugandan dictator's surreal and brutal regime. As Uganda plunges into civil chaos he realizes action is imperative - but which way should he jump?

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The Last King of Scotland by Giles Foden

What would it be like to become Idi Amin's personal physician? Giles Foden's best-selling thriller is the story of a young Scottish doctor drawn into the heart of the Ugandan dictator's surreal and brutal regime. Privy to Amin's thoughts and ambitions, he is both fascinated and appalled. As Uganda plunges into civil chaos he realizes action is imperative - but which way should he jump?

About Giles Foden

Giles Foden was born in 1967 and spent his youth in Africa. Between 1990 and 2006 he worked as a journalist on the Times Literary Supplement and the Guardian. In 1998 he published The Last King of Scotland, which won the Whitbread First Novel Award and was later made into a feature film. The author of three other novels and also a work of narrative non-fiction, he was appointed Professor of Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia in 2007. He lives in Norfolk.

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Sku

GOR002654688

ISBN 13

9780571195640

ISBN 10

0571195644

Title

The Last King of Scotland by Giles Foden

Author

Giles Foden

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Faber & Faber

Year published

1999-01-28

Number of pages

352

Prizes

Winner of Somerset Maugham Award 1999 Winner of Betty Trask Awards 1999 Winner of Whitbread Book Awards: First Novel Category 1998 Winner of Whitbread Prize (First Novel) 1998 Short-listed for James Tait Black Memorial Prize (Fiction) 1999 Short-listed for Betty Trask Award 1999

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This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us