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'''''Footprints of the Outsider''''' is a novel by [[Uganda]]n author [[Julius Ocwinyo]].<ref name=monitor>{{cite web|title=Fate has led Ocwinyo to top of literary world| |
'''''Footprints of the Outsider''''' is a novel by [[Uganda]]n author [[Julius Ocwinyo]], published by [[Fountain Publishers]] in 2002.<ref name=monitor>{{cite web|author=Ivan Okuda|title=Fate has led Ocwinyo to top of literary world|work=Daily Monitor|url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/artsculture/Reviews/-/691232/1334002/-/ad9r7/-/index.html|date=25 February 2012| |
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accessdate=20 February 2015}}</ref><ref name=Columbia>{{cite book|last1=Simon Gikandi|first1=Evan Mwangi|title=The Columbia Guide to East African Literature in English Since 1945|date=2013|publisher=Columbia University Press|isbn=9780231500647|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ywEKyvOO_S0C&pg=PT282&lpg=PT282&dq=julius+ocwinyo&source=bl&ots=xgTQyIUav_&sig=0uoyeo-byri-HBm2lq9kAZWvUrY&hl=en&sa=X&ei=b3boVLqLNNHfavnfgcgG&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=julius%20ocwinyo&f=false|accessdate=21 February 2015}}</ref> |
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==Plot== |
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''Footprints of the Outsider'' is set in Teboke Village in Apac district in [[Uganda]]. The only brick structure in the village is the ginnery at Teboke trading centre set up by two Indians, Hippos and Ramchand. It revolves around Abdul Olwit, whose mother, Alicinora is a prostitute. As he grows, Abdul suffers ridicule not only from his peers but from his mother. Despite odds being against him, he graduates from [[Makerere University]] with a B.A Economics. He becomes a teacher. |
''Footprints of the Outsider'' is set in Teboke Village in Apac district in [[Uganda]]. The only brick structure in the village is the ginnery at Teboke trading centre set up by two Indians, Hippos and Ramchand. It revolves around Abdul Olwit, whose mother, Alicinora is a prostitute. As he grows, Abdul suffers ridicule not only from his peers but from his mother. Despite odds being against him, he graduates from [[Makerere University]] with a B.A Economics. He becomes a teacher. |
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Abdul, seking to work in government, goes to Adoli Awal the Teboke Member of Parliament, for help. But because Adwong, Abdul’s uncle is Adoli’s political enemy, the latter refuses to help. Adbul is later arrested when Adoli thinks he is eyeing his parliamentaty seat. Abdul is released and contests for the parliamentary seat. The clashes that break out on one of the campaign rallies leave some people hurt and others dead. The book seeks to find the candidate who will become Teboke’s next MP.<ref name=africabookclub>{{cite web|title=Footprints of the Outsider (by Julius Ocwinyo)| |
Abdul, seking to work in government, goes to Adoli Awal the Teboke Member of Parliament, for help. But because Adwong, Abdul’s uncle is Adoli’s political enemy, the latter refuses to help. Adbul is later arrested when Adoli thinks he is eyeing his parliamentaty seat. Abdul is released and contests for the parliamentary seat. The clashes that break out on one of the campaign rallies leave some people hurt and others dead. The book seeks to find the candidate who will become Teboke’s next MP.<ref name=africabookclub>{{cite web|author=Diane Ninsiima|title=Footprints of the Outsider (by Julius Ocwinyo)|url=http://www.africabookclub.com/?p=3239|website=Africa Book Club|date=8 April 2011|accessdate=20 February 2015}}</ref> |
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==Awards== |
==Awards== |
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*Won the Kinyara Award for best adult fiction (sponsored by the British Council) in 2004.<ref name=africa-bo-okclub>{{cite web|title=Julius Ocwinyo on Writing and the State of Publishing in Africa| |
*Won the Kinyara Award for best adult fiction (sponsored by the British Council) in 2004.<ref name=africa-bo-okclub>{{cite web|title=Julius Ocwinyo on Writing and the State of Publishing in Africa|url=http://www.africabookclub.com/?p=3479|accessdate=21 February 2015}}</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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| Author | Julius Ocwinyo |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | Fountain Publishers |
Publication date | 2002 |
| Publication place | Uganda |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 172 |
| ISBN | 9789970023431 |
| Preceded by | Fate of the Banished |
| Followed by | The Unfulfilled Dream |
Footprints of the Outsider is a novel by Ugandan author Julius Ocwinyo, published by Fountain Publishers in 2002.[1][2]
Plot
Footprints of the Outsider is set in Teboke Village in Apac district in Uganda. The only brick structure in the village is the ginnery at Teboke trading centre set up by two Indians, Hippos and Ramchand. It revolves around Abdul Olwit, whose mother, Alicinora is a prostitute. As he grows, Abdul suffers ridicule not only from his peers but from his mother. Despite odds being against him, he graduates from Makerere University with a B.A Economics. He becomes a teacher.
Abdul, seking to work in government, goes to Adoli Awal the Teboke Member of Parliament, for help. But because Adwong, Abdul’s uncle is Adoli’s political enemy, the latter refuses to help. Adbul is later arrested when Adoli thinks he is eyeing his parliamentaty seat. Abdul is released and contests for the parliamentary seat. The clashes that break out on one of the campaign rallies leave some people hurt and others dead. The book seeks to find the candidate who will become Teboke’s next MP.[3]
Awards
- Won the Kinyara Award for best adult fiction (sponsored by the British Council) in 2004.[4]
References
- ^ Ivan Okuda (25 February 2012). "Fate has led Ocwinyo to top of literary world". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ^ Simon Gikandi, Evan Mwangi (2013). The Columbia Guide to East African Literature in English Since 1945. Columbia University Press. ISBN 9780231500647. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ^ Diane Ninsiima (8 April 2011). "Footprints of the Outsider (by Julius Ocwinyo)". Africa Book Club. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ^ "Julius Ocwinyo on Writing and the State of Publishing in Africa". Retrieved 21 February 2015.
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