The Last King Of Scotland

The book that I have choosen to read that relates to the events that happened in Uganda is, The Last King Of Scotland, by Giles Foden. This book is about a man who travels to Uganda in order to work as a doctor, he becomes entangled with The leader of Uganda in the worst way possible. The Book does a good job in relaying acutual circumstances and events that occured from first hand sources. This was Foden's first book, so not a lot is known about his writing, however it seems he was the perfect man to write a novel about the events in Africa, becuase he lived their for much of his younger life. Foden originally from England moved with his family to Afric when he was very young. His family became farmers, and ended up moving quite often. Foden even lived in Uganda for a few years. His experience in the country at times of unrest are what allowed him to create a convincing seen of what was happenning. Foden also met with personally Bob Astles, the man whom the main Character in the novel is based on. Atsles was Amin's closest advisor, This is probably where Foden gained much of Amin's details from. The tiny manurisms that someone as close to Amin as Astles, would remember, and could create a convincing character.