num_pages: 160
description: Obi Okonkwo is an idealistic young man who, thanks to the privileges of an education in Britain, 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 backhanders and corruption. Obi manages to resist the bribes that are offered to him, but when he falls in love with an unsuitable girl - to the disapproval of his parents - he sinks further into emotional and financial turmoil. The lure of easy money becomes harder to refuse, and Obi becomes caught in a trap he cannot escape.
language: English
title: No Longer at Ease
titlecomplete: No Longer at Ease (African Writers S)
characters: Obi Okonkwo
genres: Fiction, Historical, African Literature, Literature, Classics, Novels, Nigeria, Historical Fiction, Africa, 20th Century
ratings_count: 10754
places: Lagos, Nigeria
series: The African Trilogy
publisher: Heinemann