false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171648306m/111085.jpg 111085 15 The story of a man whose foreign education has separated him from his African roots and made him parts of a ruling elite whose corruption he finds repugnant.  More than thirty years after it was first written, this novel remains a brilliant statement on the challenges still facing African society. 2568065 1981 No Longer at Ease total:566|5:114|4:221|3:190|2:37|1:4| 566 2102 785 40 5 2 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Sat Oct 13 19:35:20 -0700 2007 Sat Oct 13 19:38:44 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 18 15:34:54 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 16:59:28 -0800 2009 Things Fall Apart is the story of Obi Okonkwo, the grandson of the protagonist in Things Fall Apart. Obi has the opportunity and fortune to study in Britain, and in the process is more removed from his African roots. At times it reminded me of American novels of the tu...more...]]> 2 1 false false Fri Mar 28 17:41:55 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 17 23:02:43 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jul 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 11 21:46:46 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 10:29:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false true Mon Oct 27 06:35:21 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 27 06:35:36 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu May 22 05:35:50 -0700 2008 Thu May 22 05:35:50 -0700 2008
You don't actu...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Jan 26 16:11:34 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 16:14:13 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Apr 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 09:42:07 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 26 02:39:35 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jul 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Nov 09 15:40:52 -0800 2007 Wed Jul 23 23:09:42 -0700 2008 Things Fall Apart, but I don't know that that makes this story of a young Obi Okonkwo--the grandson of TFA's protagonist--trapped between his Igbo heritage and English education any less tragic. It feels far more inevitable than its predecessor as we know ho...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Sep 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 19 13:52:19 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 22 02:55:13 -0700 2008 2 Achebe tells the story of the constant quarrel between one's moral code and the pressures of life. Obi is a young and educated Nigerian who has always condemned and was disgusted at all forms of corruption and brib...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 16 19:44:15 -0700 2008 Sat May 17 07:31:37 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Mar 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 28 15:18:06 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 10 21:00:47 -0700 2009 Things Fall Apart which it is a sequel to. It is the story of Okinowo's (the main character of Things Fall Apart) grandson Obi and how his time in England seperates him from his Ibo, Nigerian roots, and yet how he does not fit in to English culture because of ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jan 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Aug 28 16:11:24 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 16:13:19 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue Nov 24 01:00:19 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 24 01:05:17 -0800 2009 1 0 false false Wed May 13 00:20:48 -0700 2009 Wed May 13 00:21:36 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Feb 18 09:59:08 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 09:59:08 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jun 24 18:34:17 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 18:37:35 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Oct 05 19:46:14 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 19:47:38 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jul 31 12:44:16 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 12:45:10 -0700 2009
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