Anthills of the Savannah

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Anthills of the Savannah is a political novel by Chinua Achebe that explores power, corruption, and resistance in a fictional postcolonial African state.

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instanceOf novel
author Chinua Achebe NERFINISHED
award Booker Prize shortlist
awardYear 1987 Booker Prize shortlist
centralConflict struggle between authoritarian rule and popular resistance
contains depiction of a military coup attempt
political speeches and editorials
countryOfOrigin Nigeria NERFINISHED
criticalReception widely acclaimed
focusesOn relationship between intellectuals and power
role of women in political transformation
followsInTheme critique of postcolonial African leadership
genre political fiction
postcolonial literature
hasForm prose
literaryMovement African literature
postcolonial literature
mainCharacter Beatrice Nwanyibuife NERFINISHED
Chris Oriko NERFINISHED
Ikem Osodi NERFINISHED
Sam NERFINISHED
narrativePerspective multiple narrators
narrativeTechnique shifting points of view
use of oral storytelling elements
notableCharacterRole Beatrice as civil servant and symbolic moral center
Chris Oriko as Commissioner for Information NERFINISHED
Ikem Osodi as newspaper editor and poet NERFINISHED
Sam as military Head of State
originalLanguage English
pageCountApprox 200–250 pages
precededBy A Man of the People NERFINISHED
publicationYear 1987
publisher Heinemann NERFINISHED
setting fictional African state of Kangan
studiedIn African literature courses
postcolonial studies courses
symbolism anthills as symbols of endurance
savannah as symbol of the African landscape and people
targetAudience adult readers
theme abuse of power
corruption
gender and patriarchy
military dictatorship
postcolonial politics
power
resistance
role of the writer in society

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Chinua Achebe notableWork Anthills of the Savannah