Discover new books on Goodreads

See if your friends have read any of Giles Foden's books

Giles Foden’s Followers (55)

Giles Foden

Born

in Warwickshire, England, The United Kingdom

January 11, 1967

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Reference

edit data

Giles Foden is an English novelist, journalist and academic best known for The Last King of Scotland. Born in Warwickshire, he moved with his family to Malawi in 1972 after his grandfather's death led them to sell their farm. He attended Yarlet Hall and Malvern College before studying English at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, and later St John's College. Foden began at Media Week, then became assistant editor of The Times Literary Supplement. From 1995 to 2006, he served as deputy literary editor of The Guardian. His debut novel, The Last King of Scotland (1998), portrays Uganda under Idi Amin and won the Whitbread First Novel Award, the Somerset Maugham Award, the Betty Trask Award and the Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize. It was adapted i ...more

Combine Editions
Giles Foden’s books

Average rating: 3.71 · 6,428 ratings · 673 reviews · 34 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Last King of Scotland 3.79 avg rating — 4,555 ratings — published 1998 — 42 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mimi and Toutou's Big Adventure: The Bizarre Battle of Lake Tanganyika 3.76 avg rating — 465 ratings — published 2004 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Zanzibar 3.30 avg rating — 315 ratings — published 2002 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	TURBULENCE 3.28 avg rating — 290 ratings — published 2007 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ladysmith 3.47 avg rating — 270 ratings — published 1999 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Freight Dogs 3.84 avg rating — 75 ratings — published 2020 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thirst 2.76 avg rating — 29 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Body of Work 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sundays it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1966	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rankiryū: 1 by Giles Foden, 村上和久 (翻訳) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by Giles Foden…

Quotes by Giles Foden (?)

“... la kuvunda halian ubani. There is no incense for something rotting. And that is the condition of the world. This I know.”
― Giles Foden, The Last King of Scotland

tags: uganda

6 likes

“They thought it was an enemy but it was only their own reflection.”
― Giles Foden, The Last King of Scotland

4 likes

“there is a tendency in Africa that it does not matter if an African kills other Africans. Had Amin been white, free Africa would have passed many resolutions condemning him. Being black is now becoming a certificate to kill fellow Africans.”
― Giles Foden, The Last King of Scotland

2 likes

See all Giles Foden's quotes »

Polls

September/October 2013 Group Read

The Bone Collector / Jeffery Deaver

32 votes, 14.5%

Heat Wave / Richard Castle

18 votes, 8.2%

We Have Always Lived in the Castle / Shirley Jackson

16 votes, 7.3%

Rum Punch / Elmore Leonard

15 votes, 6.8%

The Bookman's Tale: A Novel of Obsession / Charlie Lovett

15 votes, 6.8%

Murder on Astor Place / Victoria Thompson

13 votes, 5.9%

Bone Thief / Thomas O'Callaghan

11 votes, 5.0%

Into the Darkest Corner / Elizabeth Haynes

11 votes, 5.0%

52 Pick Up / Elmore Leonard

10 votes, 4.5%

Honeymoon/James Patterson

10 votes, 4.5%

Doha 12 / Lance Charnes

8 votes, 3.6%

Aftershock: A Thriller / Andrew Vachss

8 votes, 3.6%

The Pawn / Steven James

7 votes, 3.2%

The Stranger You Seek/ Amanda Kyle Williams

7 votes, 3.2%

Wild Justice/ Phillip Margolin

7 votes, 3.2%

Out / Natsuo Kirino

7 votes, 3.2%

The Maid's Version / Daniel Woodrell

7 votes, 3.2%

Pentecost / Joanna Penn (J.F. Penn)

6 votes, 2.7%

Ash / James Herbert

4 votes, 1.8%

The Bridge of the Americas / Larry Seeley

3 votes, 1.4%

Close My Eyes/ Sophie McKenzie

2 votes, 0.9%

Head Boy/ Mark Wilson

2 votes, 0.9%

The First Wave/ James R. Benn

1 vote, 0.5%

Sleight of Hand / Phillip Margolin

0 votes, 0.0%

Zanzibar/ Giles Foden

0 votes, 0.0%

Harnessed Passions / D.T. Jones

0 votes, 0.0%

220 total votes

1 comment

More...

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics	posts	views	last activity
Victoria B.C. (Bo...: What are you reading?	351	145	Dec 31, 2010 05:01PM
Cover to Cover Ch...: Dot's Booklist for 2010	156	117	Dec 31, 2010 10:15PM
The Next Best Boo...: ilona - Trekker	57	289	Sep 18, 2011 03:53AM
The Next Best Boo...: Katie MD - Frequent Flyer	44	252	Sep 27, 2011 06:12PM
The Mystery, Crim...: Poll Open - Sept/Oct 2013 Group Read	49	576	Sep 04, 2013 10:05AM
Aussie Readers: Spring Reading Challenge - 2013	794	313	Dec 03, 2013 10:31PM

More…

Is this you? Let us know. If not, help out and invite Giles to Goodreads.

Giles Foden’s Followers (55)

Giles Foden

Combine EditionsGiles Foden’s books

Polls

Topics Mentioning This Author

Combine Editions
Giles Foden’s books