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Anthills of the Savannah
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Anthills of the Savannah

PaperbackPaperback
Ranking1199930inBelletristik
CHF19.90

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Mit "Okonkwo" oder "Das Alte stürzt" wurde der Nigerianer Chinua Achebe zu einem modernen Klassiker der englischsprachigen Welt. Während "Okonkwo" die Zerstörung der afrikanischen Gesellschaft durch das Eindringen der weißen Kolonisation schildert, ist dieser Roman in der Gegenwart angesiedelt. Zwei Jahre nach einem Staatsstreich durch das Militär, der einen brillanten, jungen, in England ausgebildeten Offizier an die Macht brachte, herrscht in dem afrikanischen Staat Kangan eine außergewöhnliche Ruhe. Das Scheitern des Referendums, durch das er sich zum Präsidenten auf Lebenszeit ernennen lassen wollte, hat "Seine Exzellenz" nervös gemacht. Dadurch wird die Situation jener Männer, die ihm zur Macht verhalfen, seiner ältesten Freunde, gefährlich und unsicher. Chris Oriko, der Informationsminister, weiß, dass seine Tage gezählt sind, wenn sich sein ehemaliger Klassenkamerad zum wilden Diktator ent wickelt. Ikem Osodi, Dichter und Herausgeber der National Gazette, glaubt, mit seinen kämpferischen Artikeln den Diktator zurückhalten zu können. Der Versuch, ihr Leben zu retten, entwickelt sich zu einer dramatischen Aktion, in der das Schicksal des gesamten Landes auf dem Spiel steht. In diesem Sinne ist "Termitenhügel in der Savanne" ein Roman über die Entwicklung im gegenwärtigen Afrika - desillusionierend, aber nicht bar jeder Hoffnung.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.
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ISBN/GTIN978-0-14-118690-0
Product TypePaperback
BindingPaperback
FormatB-format paperback
Publication countryUnited Kingdom
Publishing date01/11/2001
Pages240 pages
LanguageEnglish
SizeWidth 129 mm, Height 198 mm, Thickness 15 mm
Weight179 g
Article no.1105509
CatalogsBuchzentrum
Data source no.1201233
Product groupBelletristik
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Chinua Achebe was born in Nigeria in 1930. He was raised in the large village of Ogidi, one of the first centers of Anglican missionary work in Eastern Nigeria, and graduated from University College, Ibadan. His early career in radio ended abruptly in 1966, when he left his post as Director of External Broadcasting in Nigeria during the national upheaval that led to the Biafran War. Achebe joined the Biafran Ministry of Information and represented Biafra on various diplomatic and fund-raising missions. He was appointed Senior Research Fellow at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and began lecturing widely abroad. For over fifteen years, he was the Charles P. Stevenson Professor of Languages and Literature at Bard College. He was the David and Marianna Fisher University Professor and professor of Africana studies at Brown University. Chinua Achebe wrote over twenty books - novels, short stories, essays and collections of poetry - and received numerous honours from around the world, including the Honourary Fellowship of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, as well as honourary doctorates from more than thirty colleges and universities. He wasalso the recipient of Nigeria's highest award for intellectual achievement, the Nigerian National Merit Award. In 2007, he won the Man Booker International Prize for Fiction. He died in 2013.
Maya Jaggi is a journalist and critic, and is known as an expert on postcolonial literatures. She is a feature writer and lead reviewer for the Guardian. Born in London and educatedat Oxford University and the London School of Economics, she was formerly literary editor of the journal Third World Quarterly.