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No Longer at Ease

Achebe Chinua
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literary fiction colonial fiction past tense third limited POV ~199 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

melancholic oppressive existential

A dark literary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable romance.

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 30
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 25
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 90
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 80
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 60
intimateepic

Content

Violence 30%
noneextreme
Sexual content 40%
noneexplicit
Humor 20%
seriouscomedic
Romance 90%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count49,819
Page count~199 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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