{"product_id":"no-longer-at-ease-chinua-achebe-paperback","title":"No Longer at Ease -- Chinua Achebe, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\"A magical writer--one of the greatest of the twentieth century.\" \u003cstrong\u003e--Margaret Atwood\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"African literature is incomplete and unthinkable without the works of Chinua Achebe.\" \u003cstrong\u003e--Toni Morrison\n\n\n\nA 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.\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Chinua Achebe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9\/16\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.39 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.06\" H x 5.22\" L x 0.57\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780385474559\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e","brand":"Flowerburst","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67443196363056,"sku":"9780385474559","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2712\/8368\/files\/9780385474559.jpg?v=1785786020","url":"https:\/\/flowerburst.co\/products\/no-longer-at-ease-chinua-achebe-paperback","provider":"Flowerburst","version":"1.0","type":"link"}