Anthills of the Savannah | Suggested Reading

Anthills of the Savannah What Do I Read Next?

Achebe's first novel, Things Fall Apart, was published in 1958. It is the story of Okonkwo, an extremely proud and brusque man who is ultimately unable to adapt to the collapse of village life as he has always known it.

A Man of the People was Achebe's last novel before his extended leave from novel-writing. When he returned to the literary scene with Anthills of the Savannah many critics viewed it as a logical continuation of A Man of the People, which predicts the coups that would plague Nigeria.

A Good Man in Africa was published in 1981 by William Boyd. Set in West Africa, it is the award-winning story of a man whose political ambitions are thwarted on every front.

Grain of Wheat, James Ngugi's 1994 novel, is set in war-torn Kenya, where five friends are forced to make choices for themselves, and each takes...
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