Bibliograph

Chronicles from the land of the happiest people on earth, a novel, Wole Soyinka

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Chronicles from the land of the happiest people on earth, a novel, Wole Soyinka

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Chronicles from the land of the happiest people on earth

Oclc number

1238132759

Responsibility statement

Wole Soyinka

Sub title

a novel

Summary

"In an imaginary Nigeria, a cunning entrepreneur is selling body parts stolen from Dr. Menka's hospital for use in ritualistic practices. Dr. Menka shares the grisly news with his oldest college friend, bon viveur, star engineer, and Yoruba royal, Duyole Pitan-Payne. The life of every party, Duyole is about to assume a prestigious post at the United Nations in New York, but it now seems that someone is determined that he not make it there. And neither Dr. Menka nor Duyole knows why, or how close the enemy is, or how powerful. [This book] is at once a literary hoot, a crafty whodunit, and a scathing indictment of political and social corruption."--Dust jacket flap

Target audience

adult

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