Description
A promising young Nigerian scholar, Obi Okonkwo, returns home to face a devastating charge: accepting a bribe. As the trial unfolds, the narrative shifts backward to the choices and pressures that shaped his rise and his unraveling, from the promise of education abroad to the moral compromises awaiting him in everyday life. Woven through Obi’s story are themes of colonial legacy, cultural conflict, personal integrity, and the corrosive pull of ambition in a society negotiating new rules. Written with Chinua Achebe’s incisive realism and sharp social insight, this novel captures how ideals can be tested—and how a single decision can echo far beyond one man’s conscience.
Available Editions
paperback
Penguin UK
Published Apr 25, 2013
165 pages
ISBN: 9780141393995
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Details
First Published
1960
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for No Longer at Ease by Chinua Achebe.