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The Last King of Scotland
by Foden, Giles
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0375403604
- ISBN 13
- 9780375403606
- Seller
-
Olympia, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Knopf, 1998-10-27. First American Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. 7x5x0. Light to moderate shelf wear to boards and dust jacket. Binding square and tight. No loose pages or creasing to spine. No highlighting, notation, or remainder marks. Stated First Edition with full number line. Thank you for supporting Last Word Books and independent bookstores.
Synopsis
The Last King of Scotland is an award-winning 1998 novel by journalist Giles Foden. Focusing on the rise of Ugandan President Idi Amin and his reign as dictator from 1971 to 1979, the novel is a fictional memoir of a fictional Scottish doctor in Amin's employ. Giles Foden's novel received critical acclaim and numerous awards when it was published by Faber and Faber in 1998. It interweaves fiction and historical fact. In 2006 a film by the same name was produced based on the novel.
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- Bookseller
- Last Word Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 210435314
- Title
- The Last King of Scotland
- Author
- Foden, Giles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0375403604
- ISBN 13
- 9780375403606
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1998-10-27
- Size
- 7x5x0
- X weight
- 10 oz
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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- Shelf Wear
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- Spine
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- Remainder
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