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The Last King of Scotland is a novel by journalist Giles Foden, published by Faber and Faber in 1998. Focusing on the rise of Ugandan President Idi Amin and his reign as dictator from 1971 to 1979, the novel, which interweaves fiction and historical fact, is written as the memoir of a fictional Scottish doctor in Amin's employ.
Jan 1, 1998 · The Last King of Scotland is a fictional novel about Uganda and the rise and fall of Idi Amin as told through the eyes of the protagonist, Dr. Nicholas Garrison. Dr. Garrison comes from Scotland to Uganda to serve as a doctor in a medical clinic. Through happenstance, he works on Idi Amin after Amin was in a car accident.
Aug 5, 2021 · The Last King of Scotland - Kindle edition by Foden, Giles. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Last King of Scotland.
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Nov 10, 1998 · by Giles Foden ‧ RELEASE DATE: Nov. 10, 1998. A remarkable debut novel by British journalist Foden (The Guardian), who describes—in the best Conradian tones—an idealistic young physician’s descent into the maelstrom of Idi Amin’s Uganda. In a remote and wintry corner of Scotland, Dr. Nicholas Garrigan is trying to look back—through ...
Oct 26, 1999 · Paperback – October 26, 1999. by Giles Foden (Author) 4.2 376 ratings. See all formats and editions. Shortly after his arrival in Uganda, Scottish doctor Nicholas Garrigan is called to the scene of a bizarre accident: Idi Amin, careening down a dirt road in his red Maserati, has run over a cow.
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By turns comic and chilling, Giles Foden’s The Last King of Scotland is a masterful debut from a remarkable talent–a riveting history of "blood, misery and foolishness" that lingers in the mind long after the last page is turned, and a profound meditation on conscience, charisma, and the slow corruption of the human heart.
Oct 27, 1998 · Hardcover – October 27, 1998. by Giles Foden (Author) 4.2 370 ratings. See all formats and editions. Nicholas Garrigan has fled his native Scotland, and his parents' expectations, to take a position as a doctor in a remote rural outpost of Central Africa.
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