Dr nicholas garrigan idi amin biography

novel by Giles Foden

This article is about the novel. For the film adaptation of the novel, see The Last King of Scotland (film).

Why was idi amin called the last king of scotland

For the kings of Scotland, see List of Scottish monarchs.

The Last King of Scotland is a novel by journalist Giles Foden, published by Faber and Faber in Focusing on the rise of Ugandan President Idi Amin and his reign as dictator from to , the novel, which interweaves fiction and historical fact, is written as the memoir of a fictional Scottish doctor in Amin's employ.

Foden's novel received critical acclaim and numerous awards when it was published. In , a loose eponymous film adaptation was released.

Plot summary

The protagonist is a fictional character named Nicholas Garrigan, a young Scottish doctor who goes to work in Uganda out of a sense of idealism and adventure, arriving on the day of the Ugandan coup d'état.

He relates how he came to be the personal physician and confidant of Amin, the president of Uga