{"product_id":"no-longer-at-ease-chinua-achebe-9780385474559","title":"No Longer at Ease","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A magical writer--one of the greatest of the twentieth century.\" \u003cb\u003e--Margaret Atwood\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"African literature is incomplete and unthinkable without the works of Chinua Achebe.\" \u003cb\u003e--Toni Morrison\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA classic story of moral struggle in an age of turbulent social change and the final book in Chinua Achebe's \u003ci\u003eThe African Trilogy\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Obi Okonkwo, grandson of Okonkwo, the main character in \u003ci\u003eThings Fall Apart\u003c\/i\u003e returns to Nigeria from England in the 1950s, his foreign education separates him from his African roots. \u003ci\u003eNo Longer at Ease, \u003c\/i\u003e the third and concluding novel in Chinua Achebe's \u003ci\u003eThe African Trilogy\u003c\/i\u003e, depicts the uncertainties that beset the nation of Nigeria, as independence from colonial rule loomed near. In Obi Okonkwo's experiences, the ambiguities, pitfalls, and temptations of a rapidly evolving society are revealed. He is part of a ruling Nigerian elite whose corruption he finds repugnant. His fate, however, overtakes him as he finds himself trapped between the expectation of his family, his village--both representations of the traditional world of his ancestors--and the colonial world. A story of a man lost in cultural limbo, and a nation entering a new age of disillusionment, \u003ci\u003eNo Longer at Ease\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful metaphor for his generation of young Nigerians.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chinua Achebe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0385474555\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780385474559\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/16\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.06h x 5.22w x 0.57d","brand":"Chinua Achebe","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44050552520959,"sku":"9780385474559","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d47e6e06-a0c3-4644-942c-f52797b76ad1.jpg?v=1685007909","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/no-longer-at-ease-chinua-achebe-9780385474559","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}