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Song of Lawino and Song of Ocol.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- p'Bitek, Okot, 1931-1982.
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (240 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Heinemann Kenya, Limited (East African Educational Publishers Ltd E.A.E.P.), 2013.
- Summary:
- Song of Lawino and Song of Ocol are among the most successful African literary works. Song of Lawino is an African womans lamentation over the cultural death of her western educated husband - Ocol. In Song of Ocel the husband tries to justify his cultural apostasy. These songs were translated from Acholi by the author. They evince a fascinating flavour of the African rhythmical idiom.
- Contents:
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Introduction
- Song of Lawino
- Song of Ocol.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9789966566096
- 9966566090
- OCLC:
- 1246576878
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