List of books from Uganda

This is a list of notable books written by writers hailing from or living in Uganda .

• Abyssinian Chronicles (1998) by Moses Isegawa. ^[1]
• The African Saga (1998) by Susan Nalugwa Kiguli. ^[2]
• Building the nation and other poems (2000) by Christopher Henry Muwanga Barlow. ^[3]
• Fate of the Banished (1997) by Julius Ocwinyo. ^[4]
• The First Daughter (1996) by Goretti Kyomuhendo ^[5]
• Footprints of the Outsider (2002) by Julius Ocwinyo. ^[4]
• A Good African Story: How a Small Company Built a Global Coffee Brand (2013) by Andrew Rugasira. ^[6]
• Kintu (2014) by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi. ^[7]
• The price of memory after the tsunami (2000) by Mildred Barya. ^[8]
• Reason as the World Masterpiece (2021) by Hamis Kiggundu. ^[9]
• Recipe for Disaster (1994) by Lillian Tindyebwa. ^[10]
• Resonance of the Soul: Flowers and Harmonics (2025) by Dr Ivan Edwards. ^[11]
• Song of Lawino (1966) by Okot p'Bitek
• Songs of paradise: a harvest of poetry and verse (2009) by James Munange Ogoola. ^[12]
• Success and Failure Based on Reason and Reality (2018) by Hamis Kiggundu ^[13]
• Tropical Fish (2005) by Doreen Baingana. ^[14]

See also

• List of Ugandan writers

References

1. "Abyssinian Chronicles". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
2. Alex Smith (17 March 2009). "Susan Kiguli's formative reading experiences". Books Live. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
3. "Henry Barlow: The builder of the nation is gone". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
4. Beatrice Lamwaka (28 May 2009). "Conversation with Julius Ocwinyo" . Retrieved 20 February 2015.
5. "Goretti Kyomuhendo on books and Maddox " observer.ug. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
6. "Book review – A Good African Story" . Retrieved 3 February 2015.
7. "Jennifer Makumbi's novel evokes marvels during writivism week". New Vision. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
8. Mildred Kiconco Barya. "Reflections on the Significance of Africa Day". African Writing Online. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
9. "REASON AS THE WORLD MASTERPIECE: TOP AFRICAN BUSINESSMAN HAMIS KIGGUNDU LAUNCHES NEW BOOK". The Uganda Times. 2021-03-10. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
10. "Lillian Tindyebwa". Sticking to my Footsteps. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
11. Kabuubi, Ronald (2025-08-18). "Kampala-Born Doctor and U.S. Air Force Flight Surgeon Publishes Acclaimed Poetry Collection". KMA Updates - News. Retrieved 2026-01-04.
12. "Songs of Paradise: A Harvest of Poetry and Verse". East Africa in Focus. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
13. "Hamis Kiggundu publishes a book on Success & Failure". The Uganda Times. 2018-07-24. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
14. "RBC Reviews Tropical Fish : Tales from Entebbe' by Doreen Baingana". Rainbow Book Club. 13 May 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2015.