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Chronicles from the land of the happiest people on earth / Wole Soyinka.

Chronicles from the land of the happiest people on eart...

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.

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Full title

Chronicles from the land of the happiest people on earth / Wole Soyinka.

Author / Creator

Publisher

New York : Pantheon Books, [2020]

Call Numbers

G 2021/2162

Record Identifier

74VKaLLbKlkO

MMS ID

991024428947802626

Language

English

Formats

Physical Description

Physical content

444 pages ; 24 cm

Content type

text

Media type

unmediated

Carrier type

volume

Publication information

Publisher

New York : Pantheon Books, [2020]

Edition

First American edition.

Place of Publication

New York (State)

Date Published

[2020]

More information

Scope and Contents

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 Unite...

Alternative Titles

Full title

Chronicles from the land of the happiest people on earth / Wole Soyinka.

Authors, Artists and Contributors

Author / Creator

Notes

General note

"Originally published in Nigeria by Bookcraft Limited, Ibadan, in 2020"--Title page verso.

"A Novel"--Jacket.

Critics' Picks

Contextual Information

Date Copyright

©2020

Identifiers

Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

G 2021/2162

Record Identifier

74VKaLLbKlkO

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaLLbKlkO

Other Identifiers

ISBN

0593320166

9780593320167

DDC

823.914

MMS ID

991024428947802626

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