Anthills of the Savannah

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Title:

Author:

Achebe, Chinua, 1930-

ISBN:

9780330300957

9780435905385

9780435905392

Personal Author:

Achebe, Chinua, 1930-

Publication Information:

London : Heinemann Educational, 1988, c1987.

Physical Description:

233 p. ; 20 cm.

Series:

Heinemann African writers series

General Note:

Fiction in English. Nigerian writers,. to 1960 -Texts (BNB/PRECIS)

Originally published: 1987.

Geographic Term:

Africa, Central -- Fiction.

Genre:

Political fiction

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Achebe writes about the political and social problems facing newly independent African states.
Anthills of the Savannah transports the reader to the West African country of Kangan, a fictional Nigeria, in the wake of a revolutionary coup that overthrew a dictator. Achebe discusses the strict balance of power that must be maintained in order to sustain a democracy, and the fine the line that is tread between leader and dictator.

Summary

A story of West African politics, entwined with African legends, folk-tales and proverbs.

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