Bibliograph

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

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

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

novels

Main title

Chronicles from the land of the happiest people on earth

Oclc number

1238132759

Responsibility statement

Wole Soyinka

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

Table Of Contents

Oke Konran-Imoran -- The gospel according to happiness -- Pilgrim's progress -- Scoffer's progress -- Villa potencia -- Father, is that you? -- An intellectual property heist: the inside story -- Jos -- The rumble of the humble -- The audience -- The hand of God -- Boriga or bust -- Surgical transplant -- Badetona -- Badagry -- The Codex Seraphinianus -- A deadly rivalry -- A vigil too far -- The discreet funeral of the bourgeoisie -- Homecoming -- Ziggurat or death -- The board of happiness -- Clash of the titans

Target audience

adult

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