No Loger at Ease
About this book
A novel of a Western educated Nigerian struggling to bridge the chasm between his education and his tribal upbringing and culture. On his return to Nigeria he gains a position with the Scholarship Board and is immediately offered bribes by people trying to get a scholarship. Scandalised, he initially refuses but after getting into financial difficulties and losing his faith in his countrymen’s ability to modernise after his family forbids him to marry the woman he loves due to a tribal taboo, he eventually succumbs to the temptation and is caught in a government ‘sting’.
Reader Profile
3.9/5 · 7 readers · 169 pages · ≈ 3 h 08 m · Moderate
How long does it take to read No Loger at Ease?
About ≈ 3 h 08 m — 169 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is No Loger at Ease?
169 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is No Loger at Ease?
It sits on the Romance, Fiction shelves.
Is No Loger at Ease in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Where does No Loger at Ease take place?
It is set in Nigeria, Lagos, Lagos (Nigeria) during 1950's.
Who wrote No Loger at Ease?
Chinua Achebe.