Download or read book The Defence of Lawino written by Okot p'Bitek and published by Fountain Books. This book was released on 2001 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new translation of the late Okot p'Bitek's classic epic poem 'Wer pa Lawino', first published in Acholi in 1969, and recently listed in Africa's 100 Best Books. Lawino is a female voice, taking issue with her husband whom she witnesses imitating a European culture which is destroying a more deeply rooted African culture.