by Giles Foden · Faber And Faber Ltd.; Film Tie-in Ed Edition · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780571232888
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«The Last King of Scotland» is the historical novel by Giles Foden, published by Faber & Faber in paperback (360 pages, in English).
Doctor Garrigan, a young Scottish physician, travels to Uganda and ends up becoming Idi Amin's personal doctor. Initially fascinated by the president, he discovers the brutality of his regime and his own complicity in it. The novel interweaves political suspense and historical fiction in the context of the Ugandan dictatorship of the seventies.
Film Tie-in edition, with the cover of the movie starring Forest Whitaker and James McAvoy. Winner of the Whitbread Award for Best First Novel.
For those interested in historical fiction about Idi Amin or in the movie starring Forest Whitaker and James McAvoy.
Giles Foden is an English author, best known for his novel The Last King of Scotland (1998).
