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A new novel by celebrated Nigerian writer Wole Soyinka – Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth – is a major event. But some critics have complained that the book is too long and difficult. Esteemed literary critic David Attwell takes these critics on in his annual English...

Wole Soyinka’s Chronicles From the Land of the Happiest People On Earth tells a story of contradictions, starting with its title. This is a sordid tale about the human condition by one of the most consummate storytellers alive today. 

Chasing quality, not clicks

The difficult and brilliant ‘Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth’ gives nothing away for free.

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One of the best episodes in Wole Soyinka’s third novel (his first since 1973) takes place not in Nigeria but in Salzburg. An…

A new novel by celebrated Nigerian writer Wole Soyinka – Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth – is a major event. But some critics have complained that the book is too long and difficult.

The new novel by Nigerian icon Wole Soyinka is at once satire, political thriller and tragedy. It is the work of a great writer that marks the destruction of postcolonial reason.

A new novel by celebrated Nigerian writer Wole Soyinka – Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth – is a major event. But some