Chronicle from the Land of Happiest People on Earth. A Novel
| Title | Chronicle from the Land of Happiest People on Earth. A Novel |
| Year for Search | 2020 |
| Authors | Soyinka, Wole [Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde](b. 1934) |
| Pagination | 511 pp. |
| Date Published | 2020 |
| Publisher | Bookcraft |
| Place Published | Ibadan, Nigeria |
| ISBN Number | 9789785795714 978-0593320167 |
| Keywords | English author, Male author, Nigerian author, US author |
| Annotation | The novel depicts a future African country, similar to Nigeria, that is corrupted by greed and the desire for power. Part mystery novel. Much humor. |
| Additional Publishers | U.S. ed. as Chronicle from the Land of Happiest People on Earth. New York: Pantheon Books, 2021. 444 pp. |
| Holding Institutions | PSt |
| Author Note | The author (b. 1934), who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1986, was born in Nigeria and educated there and in England, where he earned a doctorate at the University of Leeds. He has taught at universities in England, Nigeria, and the U.S. and was twice held as a political prisoner in Nigeria. He returned to Nigeria in 1999. |
| Full Text | 2020 Soyinka, Wole [Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde] (b. 1934). Chronicle from the Land of Happiest People on Earth. A Novel. Ibadan, Nigeria: Bookcraft. 511 pp. U.S. ed. as Chronicle from the Land of Happiest People on Earth. New York: Pantheon Books, 2021. 444 pp. PSt The novel depicts a future African country, similar to Nigeria, that is corrupted by greed and the desire for power. Part mystery novel. Much humor. The author, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1986, was born in Nigeria and educated there and in England, where he earned a doctorate at the University of Leeds. He has taught at universities in England, Nigeria, and the U.S. and was twice held as a political prisoner in Nigeria. He returned to Nigeria in 1999. |
