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title: "Anthills of the Savannah"
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# Anthills of the Savannah

**Brand:** chinua achebe
**Price:** € 34.00
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- **What is this?** Anthills of the Savannah by chinua achebe
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Anthills of the Savannah

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## Customer Reviews

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    The Colonial Legacy
  

*by S***D on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 3, 2010*

Although in my opinion this book did not seem quite up to the standard of "Things Fall Apart," the novel that made me fall in love with Achebe's writing, it was still an informative and clever piece of writing. It was well worth reading. Achebe sets the story in a mythical country in West Africa (Nigeria?) and the plot centers on a two bit dictator and his cabinet. I did find the beginning a bit slow and the book hard to get into initially, but the interaction of the cabinet, in retrospect, sets the stage for the happenings that occur later on. Achebe's critique of non-democratic rulers and their lackeys is piercing and thoughtful.  The ending of the book is dramatic and hopeful but all along Achebe demonstrates how the British, the former colonial masters, left little for the people to hang on to after they left. The cabinet and the leader are satirical objects almost making the return of the English almost desirable. The one recurrent criticism of the book I would offer is Achebe's use of Pidgin English in the speech of the less educated characters. I had trouble understanding what they were saying, although I do understand his use of the language as a tool. Even when he is not totally on top of his game, Achebe is still worth reading carefully. He is a fine writer.Stanley C. Diamond, author of "What's an American Doing Here? Reflections on Travel in the Third World."

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    Evolving dictatorship
  

*by J***L on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 14, 2013*

I found the story an intriguing one as it gave the views of different persons associated with government officials.  I liked the word play and the interactions with the 'common' citizen.  It is always interesting to note the ways in which respect is shown in stories about African life.  I liked the introduction of the dialect even though there were times I did not fully understand it but could get the idea of what it was about.  I had fun trying to speak it out loud!  The ending of the story was unpredictable for me but I could see why it evolved to the inevitable events.  If you are intrigued by how external influences affect the government of third world countries, this is a good read.  It begs the question, Can developing countries escape the corruption and greed that cause the people to suffer?What was also interesting was the divergent paths of three friends who now had different views of life and how they should interact with it.  As in reality, power ultimately corrupted one and lead to his downfall sadly taking the other two along with him. The analogy to 3 green bottles from the ditty was profound. Another great novel by Chinua Achebe.

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    second time around
  

*by E***S on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 6, 2010*

I purchased this novel, Anthills of the Savannah, not realizing that I had read it years and years ago and was pleased to be able to re-read this story of Kangan, the fictional nation modeled on Nigeria.The narrowly focused military leader of Kangan and his boyhood friends, one an advisor unsure of his loyalties, the other a journalist sure of his commitment to a more democratic nation, give the reader a glimpse into the political dis-ease of modern west African nations.  The two female characters contrast one another and invite the reader to consider a less stereotypical vision of African women.Mr. Achebe's use of language is dense and is sprinkled with words and phrases unknown to most American readers making slow going through this short novel. His writing, however, does present a nuanced tone that gives more than a cursory glimpse of West African cultures and sensibilities.aka Elizabeth Evans, author, Sanakhou

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