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Anthills of the Savannah

Chinua Achebe

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Feb 15, 2011 Lindsey Z rated it it was amazing

Achebe proves yet again that traditional tribal beliefs have a place in African modernity. A tragic, yet beautiful story of the effects of power in postcolonial Africa.

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Mar 29, 2011 Ifeyinwa rated it liked it · review of another edition

Achebe is a master! One can see the state of the nation having lived in Nigeria for years. Saying it like it is really. I liked it. It was a goodread indeed!

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Mar 08, 2012 Deedee marked it as to-read · review of another edition

Shelves: literary-fiction, cover-red, 00tcf-title-2-double-letters, guardian-list-unread, four-word-title, booker-prize-nominees, world-africa, world-africa-nigeria, year-1987, booker-prize-nominees-unread

Lexile 1030L
IL: UG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 14.0

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Aug 09, 2019 Megan rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I found it difficult to get into (I have an almost visceral experience to pidgin having had ... bad experience with it in print before), but it was well worth it in the end.

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