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Abyssinian Chronicles

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11 November 2011
512 pages
9781447211518
Imprint: Picador

Reviews

‘Vibrant and sombre, Abyssinian Chronicles seamlessly integrates positive, workaday Ugandan lives with Amin’s murderous regime . . . sharp and bitterly funny storytelling’ Independent
‘Vibrant and sombre, Abyssinian Chronicles seamlessly integrates positive, workaday Ugandan lives with Amin’s murderous regime . . . sharp and bitterly funny storytelling’ Independent
‘Precious few first novels are as phantasmagoric or as haunting as this one’ Time
‘Bewitching . . . a spectacular debut, and one which makes a significant contribution to the literature of Africa’ Observer