{"id":533,"date":"2021-01-19T13:18:20","date_gmt":"2021-01-19T13:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bookcraftafrica.com\/blog\/?p=533"},"modified":"2021-01-19T13:23:44","modified_gmt":"2021-01-19T13:23:44","slug":"chronicles-of-the-happiest-people-on-earth-is-a-great-and-unputdownable-read-from-start-to-finish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bookcraftafrica.com\/blog\/chronicles-of-the-happiest-people-on-earth-is-a-great-and-unputdownable-read-from-start-to-finish\/","title":{"rendered":"Chronicles of the Happiest People on Earth, is a great and unputdownable read from start to finish."},"content":{"rendered":"

After decades of jousting with the powers that be and living to tell the tale, Wole Soyinka has returned to his roots: story-telling. And though it\u2019s 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! A narrative tour de force, this novel has got everything \u2014 friendship and betrayal; faith and treachery; hope and cynicism; murder, mayhem and no shortage of drama, all set against the backdrop of comtemporary Nigeria. As you would expect from a Soyinka work, it\u2019s got plenty of colourful characters, profound insights, witty commentary, and the most elegant language! In Soyinka\u2019s expert hands, the apparently disparate strands are woven together with a master story-teller\u2019s aplomb.<\/p>\n

Chronicles of the Happiest People on Earth, is a great and unputdownable read from start to finish.<\/p>\n

Size: 6.1 inches x 9.2 inches (15.5 x 23.5cm)<\/p>\n

Page extent: 524 pages<\/p>\n

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December 7th, we celebrated the publication of Wole Soyinka\u2019s first work of prose fiction in over four decades \u201cChronicles of the Happiest People On Earth\u201d.<\/p>\n

Here are some of the moments captured from yesterday\u2019s Book Launch event.<\/p>\n

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