Okot p'Bitek, the fine Ugandan writer who died in 1982, became something of an African legend after publishing his long poem, Song of Lawino. The book was celebrated in many literary circles, with excerpts still even used in textbooks for schools.
Okot, who was educated in tertiary institutions in England, appreciated his African roots, customs etc, as his work showed. He also published other books like - Lak Tar Miyo Kinyero Wi Lobo (1953) novel in Luo, English translation White Teeth, Wer pa Lawino The Defence of Lawino (1969) , Religion of the Central Luo (1971) Two Songs: Song of a Prisoner, Song of Malaya (1971) ,poems African Religions in Western Scholarship (1971, Nairobi), Africa's Cultural Revolution (1973) essays, Horn of My Love; translations of traditional oral verse. Heinemann Educational Books, London 1974, Hare and Hornbill (1978) folktale collection Acholi Proverbs (1985) Artist, the Ruler: Essays on Art, Culture and Values (1986).
Studies:
Studies:
The poetry of Okot p'Bitek by G. A Heron
Thought and Technique in the Poetry of Okot p'Bitek by Monica
Nalyaka Wanambisi,
Oral Traditions As Philosophy: Okot P'Bitek's Legacy for African
Philosophy (2002) by Samuel Oluoch Imbo.
Thought and Technique in the Poetry of Okot p'Bitek by Monica
Nalyaka Wanambisi,
Oral Traditions As Philosophy: Okot P'Bitek's Legacy for African
Philosophy (2002) by Samuel Oluoch Imbo.
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