1931 - 1982
Okot p'Bitek Ugandan Writer
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| First Name |
Okot
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| Last Name |
P'Bitek
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| Birthday |
7th June, 1931
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| Birthplace |
Gulu, Gulu District, Northern Region, Uganda Protectorate
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| Died |
20th July, 1982
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| Place of Death |
Kampala, Uganda
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| Zodiac Sign |
Gemini
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| Nationality |
Ugandan
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| Occupation |
Writer
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Okot p'Bitek (7 June 1931 – 20 July 1982) was a Ugandan poet, who achieved wide international recognition for Song of Lawino, a long poem dealing with the tribulations of a rural African wife whose husband has taken up urban life and wishes everything to be westernised. Song of Lawino was originally written in the Acholi dialect of Southern Luo, translated by the author into English, and published in 1966. It was a breakthrough work, creating an audience among anglophone Africans for direct, topical poetry in English; and incorporating traditional attitudes and thinking in an accessible yet faithful literary vehicle. It was followed by the Song of Ocol (1970), the husband's reply.
