#2 The African Trilogy

No Longer at Ease

Chinua Achebe
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An alternate cover for this ISBN can be found here. Obi Okonkwo is an idealistic young man who 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 corruption. Obi manages to resist the bribes offered to him, but when he falls in love with an unsuitable girl, he sinks further into emotional and financial turmoil.
Genres: FictionAfricaClassicsHistorical FictionNigeriaAfrican LiteratureLiteratureNovels20th CenturyHistorical
196 Pages

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