After decades of jousting with the powers that be and living to tell the tale, Wole Soyinka has returned to his roots: 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲-𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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And though it’s been nearly 40 years after his last work of prose fiction, Wole Soyinka proves with this novel that he has lost none of his story-telling chops!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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A narrative tour de force, this novel has got everything — friendship and betrayal; faith and treachery; hope and cynicism; murder, mayhem and no shortage of drama, all set against the backdrop of contemporary Nigeria.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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As you would expect from a Soyinka work, it’s got plenty of colourful characters, profound insights, witty commentary, and the most elegant language! In Soyinka’s expert hands, the apparently disparate strands are woven together with a master story-teller’s aplomb.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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“𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡” is a great and unputdownable read from start to finish.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐨𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐖𝐖𝐖.𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊𝐂𝐑𝐀𝐅𝐓𝐀𝐅𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐀.𝐂𝐎𝐌

A moment for the history books!
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WỌLÉ SOYINKA signing the agreement for publication of his forthcoming novel: “𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡”.
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𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐨𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 http://𝐖𝐖𝐖.𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊𝐂𝐑𝐀𝐅𝐓𝐀𝐅𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐀.𝐂𝐎𝐌