{"product_id":"no-longer-at-ease-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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChinua Achebe \u003c\/b\u003e(1930-2013)\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in Nigeria. Widely considered to be the father of modern African literature, he is best known for his masterful African Trilogy, consisting of \u003ci\u003eThings Fall Apart, Arrow of God\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNo Longer at Ease\u003c\/i\u003e. The trilogy tells the story of a single Nigerian community over three generations from first colonial contact to urban migration and the breakdown of traditional cultures. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eAnthills of the Savannah\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Man of the People\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGirls at War\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eand Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHome and Exile\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHopes and Impediments\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCollected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Education of a British-Protected Child\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChike and the River\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThere Was a Country\u003c\/i\u003e. He was the David and Marianna Fisher University Professor and Professor of Africana Studies at Brown University and, for more than fifteen years, was the Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Professor of Languages and Literature at Bard College. Achebe was the recipient of the Nigerian National Merit Award, Nigeria's highest award for intellectual achievement. In 2007, Achebe was awarded the Man Booker International Prize for lifetime achievement.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50625738703122,"sku":"9780385474559","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f0dfa7c3-bcca-4e5a-834e-78ce80fef889.jpg?v=1732638642","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/no-longer-at-ease-9780385474559","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}