Abyssinian Chronicles
11 November 2011Imprint: Picador
Synopsis
Set in a tribal village during the years of the Idi Amin terror in Uganda, Abyssinian Chronicles takes us into the heart of Africa, vividly immersing us in the mesmerizing extremes of beauty and brutality, wisdom and ignorance, wealth and poverty, hope and despair that define the continent today. We come to intimately know an extended family rich in centuries-old...
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11 November 2011512 pages
9781447211518Imprint: 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
