James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction (nominee)
Whitbread Prize
| "Audacious, shrewd and spirited." William Boyd |
Combining elements of the thriller noir with comedy, this novel is based on the macabre events of Idi Amin's regime, "The Last King of Scotland" being one of the many titles which the tyrant bestowed on himself. It is also about a young Scottish doctor who becomes involved in Amin's administration.
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Used availability for Giles Foden's The Last King of Scotland
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Hardback Editions
October 1998 : Hardback
 | Title: The Last King of Scotland Author(s):: Giles Foden ISBN: 0375403604 / 9780375403606 (USA edition) Publisher: Knopf Availability: Amazon UK Amazon |
Paperback Editions
February 2012 : Paperback
 | Title: Last King of Scotland: Level 3 (Penguin Readers (Graded Readers)) Author(s):: Mr Giles Foden ISBN: 1408263793 / 9781408263792 (UK edition) Publisher: Pearson Longman Availability: Amazon UK Amazon |
June 2010 : Paperback
 | Title: The Last King of Scotland (Revolutionary Writing) Author(s):: Giles Foden ISBN: 0571258212 / 9780571258215 (UK edition) Publisher: Faber and Faber Availability: Amazon CA Amazon UK |
January 2007 : Paperback
 | Title: The Last King of Scotland Author(s):: Giles Foden ISBN: 0571232884 / 9780571232888 (UK edition) Publisher: Faber and Faber Availability: Amazon CA Amazon UK Amazon |
September 2006 : Paperback
| Title: The Last King of Scotland (Vintage International) Author(s):: Giles Foden ISBN: 0307279618 / 9780307279613 (USA edition) Publisher: Vintage Books USA Availability: Amazon Amazon CA Amazon UK |
October 1999 : Paperback
 | Title: The Last King of Scotland Author(s):: Giles Foden ISBN: 0375703314 / 9780375703317 (USA edition) Publisher: Vintage Availability: Amazon UK Amazon Amazon CA |
January 1999 : Paperback
 | Title: The Last King of Scotland Author(s):: Giles Foden ISBN: 0571195644 / 9780571195640 (UK edition) Publisher: Faber and Faber Availability: Amazon CA Amazon Amazon UK |
1998 : Paperback
 | Title: The Last King of Scotland Author(s):: Giles. Foden ISBN: 0571194869 / 9780571194865 (UK edition) Publisher: Faber Availability: Amazon CA Amazon UK Amazon |
1999 : Paperback
| Title: The Last king of Scotland Author(s):: Giles Foden ISBN: 0571961002 / 9780571961009 (UK edition) Publisher: Random House Availability: Amazon UK |
June 1998 : Paperback
 | Title: The Last King of Scotland Author(s):: Giles Foden ISBN: 0571179169 / 9780571179169 (UK edition) Publisher: Faber & Faber Availability: Amazon CA Amazon UK |
Audio Editions
January 2009 : Audio CD
 | Title: The Last King of Scotland (unabridged audio book) Author(s):: Giles Foden ISBN: 1407439634 / 9781407439631 (UK edition) Publisher: Whole Story Audio Books Availability: Amazon Amazon CA Amazon UK |
April 2008 : Audio CD
 | Title: The Last King of Scotland Author(s):: Giles Foden ISBN: 0571240305 / 9780571240302 (UK edition) Publisher: Faber and Faber Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA Amazon |
December 2006 : Audio Cassette
 | Title: The Last King of Scotland Author(s):: Giles Foden ISBN: 0786149477 / 9780786149476 (USA edition) Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks Availability: Amazon Amazon CA Amazon UK |
December 2006 : Audio CD
 | Title: The Last King of Scotland Author(s):: Giles Foden ISBN: 0786158484 / 9780786158485 (USA edition) Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks Availability: Amazon Amazon CA Amazon UK |
December 2006 : Audio CD
 | Title: The Last King of Scotland Author(s):: Giles Foden ISBN: 0786170212 / 9780786170210 (USA edition) Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks Availability: Amazon Amazon CA Amazon UK |
November 2006 : Audio Cassette
 | Title: The Last King of Scotland Author(s):: Giles Foden ISBN: 0786149329 / 9780786149322 (USA edition) Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
November 2006 : Audio CD
 | Title: The Last King of Scotland Author(s):: Giles Foden ISBN: 0786158905 / 9780786158904 (USA edition) Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
December 1999 : Audio Cassette
| Title: The Last King of Scotland, the Author(s):: Giles Foden ISBN: 075310640X / 9780753106402 (UK edition) Publisher: ISIS Audio Books Availability: Amazon Amazon CA Amazon UK |
Kindle Editions
November 2011 : Kindle edition
 | Title: The Last King of Scotland (Vintage International) Author(s):: Giles Foden ISBN: B005U3S180 Publisher: Vintage Availability: Amazon |
September 2008 : Kindle edition
 | Title: The Last King of Scotland Author(s):: Giles Foden ISBN: B002RI909K Publisher: Faber and Faber Fiction Availability: Amazon UK |
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