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Anthills of the Savannah
Anthills of the Savannah
Dec 29, 2025 1:51 AM

Author:Chinua Achebe,Maya Jaggi

Anthills of the Savannah

'[The writer] in whose company the prison walls fell down' - Nelson Mandela. After a long silence Achebe published in 1987 what many see as his greatest work - an acrid, frightening look at oil-boom Nigeria, a world of robberies, road blocks and intimidation in which those who are meant to be protecting a country's citizens are in reality supervising the looting.

Reviews

Funny, charming and heart-warming, this debut is a gem of a novel about a rather awkward university professor's search for love. I loved this unconventional romance

—— Good Housekeeping UK

Full of quirky humour and touching tenderness. Imagine the love child of Eleanor Oliphant and Bridget Jones and you have this book

—— Culturefly

Such a joy to read - I honestly can't think of many books that I enjoyed more. It's the definition of a comfort book - an easy and warm read with a lot of heart, and it made me laugh out loud more than any book before

—— Marie Claire

Brisk, funny, and at times outrageous . . . A completely charming story that is as engaging as it is funny

—— Independent

Charming and hilarious

—— Luxe

A unique and heartwarming exploration of love and neurodiversity.

—— Daily Struggle

Adorable . . . Really funny and heart-warming, a gem of a book

—— Marian Keyes

Marvellous. Don Tillman is as awkward and confusing a narrator as he is lovable and charming

—— John Boyne, author of The Boy In the Striped Pyjamas

I absolutely loved The Rosie Project -- original and clever, and perfectly written.The world is going to fall in love with Don and Rosie

—— Jill Mansell

Don Tillman is my favourite new protagonist in all of contemporary fiction. This man will exasperate, delight and immerse you in a world so original, in a story so compelling, I defy you not to read through the night. Glorious

—— Adriana Trigiani, author of The Shoemaker's Wife

Written in a superbly pitch-perfect voice, The Rosie Project had me cheering for Don on every page. I'm madly in love with this book! Trust me, you will be, too

—— Lisa Genova, author of Still Alice and left Neglected

Charming and delightful, The Rosie Project kept me riveted long into the night. I was so enamoured of it that I read it in a single, marathon sitting

—— Ayelet Waldman, author of Red Hook Road

One of the quirkiest, most adorable novels I've come across... Don Tillman is such a fantastic, lovable, geeky character that you're cheering for him from page one... Thoughtful and fun, very different and utterly charming - a brilliant first novel

—— NZ Herald on Sunday

An endearing, funny book, a quirky love story, and a must read for 2013

—— Australian Daily Telegraph

As you start reading this extraordinary work, there's no doubt that unlikely hero Don Tillman is about to take the world if not by storm, then certainly by rational argument... Laugh-out loud funny, poignant and so ingenious and compelling you feel as if you want to jump into the world of the novel and join in

—— Australian Women's Weekly

If you believe in fate and romcoms, you'll enjoy this

—— Australian Cosmopolitan

Irresistibly charming, genuinely funny and cleverly plotted

—— Booktopia

Literature's equivalent of TV's Sheldon Cooper from The Big Bang Theory...Charming

—— Melbourne Weekly Times

Touching and rewarding

—— New Zealand Weekend Herald

Prime deck-chair material

—— The Times, Our Favourite Comic Novels

The best, most honestly told love story I've read in a long time

—— Kristin Hannah

Marvellous. Don Tillman is as awkward and confusing a narrator as he is lovable and charming

—— John Boyne, author of The Boy In the Striped Pyjamas

Prime deck-chair material

—— The Times, Our Favourite Comic Novels
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