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Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth audiobook
- By: Wole Soyinka
- Narrator: Michael Obiora
- Category: Fiction, Political
- Length: 18 hours 40 minutes
- Publisher: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group
- Publish date: January 01, 2021
- Language: English
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Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth Audiobook Summary
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 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.
Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth is at once a literary hoot, a crafty whodunit, and a scathing indictment of political and social corruption. It is a stirring call to arms against the abuse of power from one of our fiercest political activists, who also happens to be a global literary giant.
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Michael Obiora is the narrator of Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth audiobook that was written by Wole Soyinka
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Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth Full Details
| Narrator | Michael Obiora |
| Length | 18 hours 40 minutes |
| Author | Wole Soyinka |
| Category | |
| Publisher | Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group |
| Release date | May 04, 2024 |
| ISBN | 9780593459584 |
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The publisher of the Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth is Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group. includes the following subjects: new york times best sellers, culture, black books, man gifts, top books for men, books for men, french revolution, war, family, literary gifts, black authors, kindle books, medical book, medical books, mystery books, novel, african american fiction, fiction books, fiction, political books, politics, world history, writing, classic, election, global, drama, race, mystery, novels, poem books, books to read, earth, black authors best sellers, fiction books best sellers for adults, books by black authors, bestselling books, Fiction, Political, Fiction, Cultural Heritage The BISAC Subject Code is Fiction, Political
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The publisher of the Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth is Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group. The imprint is Random House Audio. It is supplied by Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group. The ISBN-13 is 9780593459584.
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This book is only available in the United States.
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