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Okot p'Bitek

Okot p'Bitek

Okot p'Bitek was a Ugandan poet, who achieved wide international recognition for Song of Lawino, a long poem dealing with the tribulations of a rural African wife whose husband has taken up urban life and wishes everything to be westernised. Song of Lawino was originally written in Acholi language, and self-translated to English, and published in 1966. It was a breakthrough work, creating an audience amongst anglophone Africans for direct, topical poetry in English; and incorporating traditional attitudes and thinking in an accessible yet faithful literary vehicle. It was followed by the pendant Song of Ocol (1970), the husband's reply.

  • The Defence of Lawino
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    The Defence of Lawino
    by Okot p'Bitek, Taban Lo Liyong
    Fountain Publishers, Uganda
  • Song of Lawino and Song of Ocol
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    Song of Lawino and Song of Ocol
    by Okot p'Bitek
    East African Educational Publishers, Kenya
  • Two Songs: Song of Prisoner & Song of Malaya
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    Two Songs: Song of Prisoner & Song of Malaya
    by Okot p'Bitek
    East African Educational Publishers, Kenya
  • White Teeth
    White Teeth
    by Okot p'Bitek
    East African Educational Publishers, Kenya
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