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| Abyssinian Chronicles |
Nominated ISBNs: 0330376640 0375406131 |
Find out more about the author on the following websites:
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| Moses Isegawa | ||
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Gemeentebibliotheek, Utrecht, The Netherlands. The Libraries of the Hague (NBLC, The Royal Library, and The Public Library), The Hague, The Netherlands. Stichting Openbare Bibliotheek Amstersdam, The Netherlands. Gemeenschappelijke Openbare Bibliotheek, Eindhoven, The Netherlands Veria Central Public Library, Veria, Greece. |
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ABOUT THE
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The narrator of Abyssinian Chronicles is Mugezi, a wise, quick-witted interpreter of his life and times. Through him we witness the everyday richness, wildness and humour of Ugandan life, and meet an impressive cast of friends, family and other characters. But this tale also has a darker side, for Mugezi's life-story cannot be separated from the despotism and tragedy of Idi Amin's reign and its chaotic aftermath. |
| ABOUT THE AUTHOR |
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Moses
Isegawa was born in 1963 in Kampala, Uganda.
He did a university-sponsored course in education and worked as a history
teacher before leaving Uganda in 1990, for the Netherlands. He lives in
Amsterdam. Abyssinian Chronicles is his first novel.
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