Short description
Combining elements of the thriller noir with comedy, this novel is based on the macabre events of Idi Amin's regime, The Last King of Scotland being one of the many titles which the tyrant bestowed on himself. It is also about a young Scottish doctor who becomes involved in Amin's administration.
Long description
Combining elements of the thriller noir with comedy, this novel is based on the macabre events of Idi Amin's regime, "The Last King of Scotland" being one of the many titles which the tyrant bestowed on himself. It is also about a young Scottish doctor wh
Review
Newly arrived in Uganda, young doctor Nicholas Garrigan takes up his post at a chaotic medical centre and becomes Idi Amin's physician and confidant. Increasingly horrified yet fascinated by Amin's outrageous behaviour, Garrigan finds himself becoming dangerously close to the centre of a corrupt and brutal regime. The author provides a convincing portrayal of a tyrant in this darkly humorous novel. Winner of the 1998 Whitbread First Novel Prize. (Kirkus UK)