"Obi Okonkwo is an Ibo from Eastern Nigeria, a promising representative of his generation, the bright boy of his village who returns from his studies in England to try to live up to the expectations of his family and his tribe and at the same time to breathe the heady atmosphere of Lagos, a city whose tempo and temptations are fast increasing. As a Civil Servant Obi holds a respected job; as the fiancé of Clara, the girl he met on the boat, he has much to look forward to; yet nevertheless Obi falls, a victim of the corruption of the capital."--Book jacket.
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No Longer at Ease is a 1960 novel by Chinua Achebe. It is the story of an Igbo man, Obi Okonkwo, who leaves his village for an education in Britain and then a job in the Colonial Nigeria civil service, but is conflicted between his African culture and Western lifestyle and ends up taking a bribe.
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ISBN-13: 9780839210771
ISBN-10: 0839210779
Language: English
Publisher: Astor-Honor Incorporated
Year: 1960
Pages: 170
Cataloged: Dec. 9, 2024, 1:54 p.m.
