by Giles Foden · Faber & Faber · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780571195640
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«The Last King of Scotland» is Giles Foden's historical novel, published by Faber & Faber in paperback (330 pages, in English).
In 1970s Uganda, a young Scottish doctor arrives in the country and ends up working as personal physician to dictator Idi Amin. The novel recounts his relationship with the president, caught between fascination with his charisma and horror at the regime's brutality, as the country hurtles toward chaos and the protagonist must decide whose side he is on.
Winner of the Whitbread First Novel Award (1998) and the Somerset Maugham Award (1999), the work was originally published in 1998.
For readers of historical fiction and political thrillers, with an interest in African history and dictatorial regimes.
Giles Foden is an English author, best known for his novel The Last King of Scotland (1998).
