# Anthills of the Savannah

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- Book: [Anthills of the Savannah](https://www.bookquiver.com/chinua-achebe/anthills-of-the-savannah) ([Anthills of the Savannah.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/chinua-achebe/anthills-of-the-savannah.md))
- Authors: [Chinua Achebe](https://www.bookquiver.com/chinua-achebe)
- Publisher: penguin_classics
- ISBN: 978-01-4118-690-0
- Pages: 240
- Published: 2010-01-28
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Chris, Ikem and Beatrice are like-minded friends working under the military regime of His Excellency, the Sandhurst-educated President of Kangan. In the pressurized atmosphere of oppression and intimidation they are simply trying to live and love - and remain friends. But in a world where each day brings a new betrayal, hope is hard to cling on to. Anthills of the Savannah (1987), Achebe's candid vision of contemporary African politics, is a powerful fusion of angry voices. It continues the journey that Achebe began with his earlier novels, tracing the history of modern Africa through colonialism and beyond, and is a work ultimately filled with hope.