Footprints of the Outsider

Footprints of the Outsider
Author Julius Ocwinyo
Country Uganda
Language English
Publisher Fountain Publishers
Publication date
2002
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.[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

References

  1. "Fate has led Ocwinyo to top of literary world". http://www.monitor.co.ug/artsculture/Reviews/-/691232/1334002/-/ad9r7/-/index.html. External link in |website= (help);
  2. 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.
  3. "Footprints of the Outsider (by Julius Ocwinyo)". http://www.africabookclub.com/?p=3239. External link in |website= (help);
  4. "Julius Ocwinyo on Writing and the State of Publishing in Africa". http://www.africabookclub.com/?p=3479. External link in |website= (help);

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