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W. W. Norton & Company
April 2010
On Sale: April 5, 2010
378 pages
ISBN: 0393071197
EAN: 9780393071191
Hardcover
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Inspirational and magical, the story of boy who grows up
determined to save the world from its most savage
ecological predator: Man himself. "What the hell do you
want?" snarled Frogman at Raff Cody, as the boy stepped
innocently onto the reputed murderer's property. Fifteen
years old, Raff, along with his older cousin, Junior, had
only wanted to catch a glimpse of Frogman’s 1000-pound
alligator. Thus, begins the saga of Anthill, which follows the
thrilling adventures of a modern-day Huck Finn, whose
improbable love of the "strange, beautiful, and elegant"
world of ants ends up transforming his own life and the
citizens of Nokobee County. Battling both snakes bites and
cynical relatives who just don’t understand his consuming
fascination with the outdoors, Raff explores the pristine
beauty of the Nokobee wildland. And in doing so, he
witnesses the remarkable creation and destruction of four
separate ant colonies (“The Anthill Chronicles”), whose
histories are epics that unfold on picnic grounds, becoming
a young naturalist in the process. An extraordinary undergraduate at Florida State University,
Raff, despite his scientific promise, opts for Harvard Law
School, believing that the environmental fight must be
waged in the courtroom as well as the lab. Returning home a
legal gladiator, Raff grows increasingly alarmed by
rapacious condo developers who are eager to pave and
subdivide the wildlands surrounding the Chicobee River. But
one last battle awaits him in his epic struggle. In a
shattering ending that no reader will forget, Raff suddenly
encounters the angry and corrupt ghosts of an old South he
thought had all but disappeared, and learns that “war is a
genetic imperative,” not only for ants but for men as well. Part thriller, part parable, Anthill will not only transfix
readers with its stunning twists and startling revelations,
but will provide readers with new insights into the meaning
of survival in our rapidly changing world.
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