Anthill: A Novel Explained

Anthill: A Novel
Author:E. O. Wilson
Language:English
Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company
Pub Date:2010
Media Type:Print
Pages:378 pp.
Isbn:9780393071191

Anthill: A Novel is a 2010 novel by the biologist Edward O. Wilson. His first extended work of fiction, it won the Chicago Tribunes Heartland Prize for fiction.[1]

Anthill, set in the US state of Alabama, follows protagonist Raff Semmes, who sets out to save the Nokobee wilderness from developers. The novel explores a concurrent civil war between rival ant colonies struggling to dominate the riverine wilderness.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Anthill: A Novel. W.W. Norton. 2011-11-09.
  2. News: Wade. Nicholas. A Similar Terrain for Ants and Men. The New York Times. April 19, 2010.