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by Chinua Achebe (Author)
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  • Paperback: 144 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin Classics (28 Jan 2010)
  • ISBN-10: 0141191554
  • ISBN-13: 978-0141191553
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.6 x 1.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 182,541 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Obi Okonkwo is an idealistic young man who, thanks to the privileges of an education in Britain, has now returned to Nigeria for a job in the civil service. However in his new role he finds that the way of government seems to be backhanders and corruption. Obi manages to resist the bribes that are offered to him, but when he falls in love with an unsuitable girl – to the disapproval of his parents – he sinks further into emotional and financial turmoil. The lure of easy money becomes harder to refuse, and Obi becomes caught in a trap he cannot escape. Showing a man lost in cultural limbo, and a Nigeria entering a new age of disillusionment, No Longer at Ease concludes Achebe’s remarkable trilogy charting three generations of an African community under the impact of colonialism, the first two volumes of which are Things Fall Apart and Arrow of God.

About the Author

Chinua Achebe (born in 1930) was educated at the University College of Ibadan, Nigeria. His first novel, Things Fall Apart (1958), was written partly in response to what he saw as inaccurate characterisations of Africa and Africans by British authors. The novel has now sold over ten million copies worldwide and been translated into more than fifty languages. In total he has written over twenty books – novels, short stories, essays and collections of poetry – including Arrow of God (1964); Beware, Soul Brother and Other Poems (1971), winner of the Commonwealth Poetry Prize; Anthills of the Savannah (1987), which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize; Hopes and Impediments: Selected Essays (1988); and Home and Exile (2000). He is now a professor at Bard College, New York.

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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars "A journey on a downward spiral with the protagonist.", 14 May 2001
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I've acquired a taste for Achebe and his ways, but this lesser known work is the one that I've enjoyed most. The author has come under criticism from feminists for the relegation of women in his novels, but for me he is describing a reality rather than making value judgements himself.

Some of Achebe's literature is difficult for a twenty-first century Westerner to understand as it focuses so much on the traditional African ways of life, and perhaps this novel, set in the 1960's in the city of Lagos, is easier for us to comprehend. This book captured my full sympathies: it is easy to see the inevitability of corruption in the society Achebe is describing, and the reader is encouraged to journey on a downward spiral along with the protagonist. Thus the reader forms a bond with the youthful, intelligent and idealistic Obi and is left drenched with a sense of poignancy and anger.

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars I loved it, 22 July 2005
By Peter Jones (Springfield, IL) - See all my reviews
No Longer at Ease is beautifully written book about colonialism and the alienating influence it has on those Africans who lose touch with their roots as they try to adapt to the changing times. I enjoyed this rich, challenging and fascinating story. The Usurper and Other Stories, The Village of waiting, Disciples of Fortune, Anthills of the Savannah, Triple Agent Double Cross are some of the other African titles I enjoyed.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Best suited for younger readers, 12 Jun 2009
This book is best suited for younger readers as it is quite small. It gave me an insight of Nigeria 1950's and 1960's but I finished it within two hours even though I took a break to have my dinner.
It is compact but it tells a good story
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