Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth

by Wole Soyinka

Book Overview

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR - The first Black winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature gives us a tour de force, combining "elements of a murder mystery, a searing political satire and an Alice in Wonderland-like modern allegory of power and deceit" (Los Angeles Times).

In an imaginary Nigeria, a cunning entrepreneur is selling body parts stolen from Dr. Menka's hospital for use in ritualistic practices. Dr. Menka...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0593320166
• ISBN13: 9780593320167
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: Pantheon Books
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.5" x 9.6"