Song of Lawino & Song of Ocol (African Writers Series; No. 266)

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Summary: Song of Lawino and Song of Ocol
Review: Okot P'Bitek did what most writers dream of doing when he completed this book. Song of Lawino and Song of Ocol is a fulfiling work of art. It is poetry in the best sense of the word and is based in Africa in the advent of the revolution to mordernize the continent, it shows the stuggles between the overlaping cultures;tradition(African)and the western(European).

He makes sense of what people dismiss as minute details, and empasis' on the importance of change while still empasising on the the role of tradition in the Afircan society. The book is most humorous and at the same time gives a different point of view on the effects of the european presence in Africa. I have recomeded this book to a lot of my friends