num_pages: 120
description: First published in Acoli as Lak Tar, this novel from the late Ugandan author of Song of Lawino, Song of Ocol and other major works, is the story of society on the threshold of change. A young Acoli man wishes to marry but cannot raise the bridewealth. He travels to Kampala to find work, and the author humorously relates his efforts.
language: English
title: White Teeth
titlecomplete: White Teeth
genres: Africa, Fiction, Literature, Uganda
ratings_count: 45
publisher: East African Educational Publishers