No Longer at Ease (African Trilogy, Book 3)

No Longer at Ease (African Trilogy, Book 3)

<p>The second book in Achebe's "African trilogy": A classic story of personal and moral struggle as well as turbulent social conflict. <br><br>When Obi Okonkwo—grandson of Okonkwo, the main character in <i>Things Fall Apart</i>—returns to Nigeria from England in the 1950s, his foreign education separates him from his African roots. He's become a part of a ruling elite whose corruption he finds repugnant. Forced to choose between traditional values and the demands of a changing world, he finds himself trapped between the expectations of his family, his village, and the larger society around him. With unequaled clarity and poignancy, Chinua Achebe's <i>No Longer at Ease</i> remains a brilliant statement of the challenges facing Nigeria today.</p>