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The Defence of Lawino Okot P'Bitek
The Defence of Lawino
Okot P'Bitek
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.
115 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | 1982 |
| ISBN13 | 9789970022694 |
| Publishers | Fountain Books |
| Pages | 132 |
| Dimensions | 228 × 151 × 10 mm · 195 g |
| Language | English |