Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth

Written by the Nobel Prize-winning writer and activist Wole Soyinka. As I've attempted to know the reality of Nigeria through some other resources, I would say, and this would not be an exaggeration to say that the writing of this book resonates with the dreadful truths of the real Nigeria.It's not an easy book to go over, and it expects a substantial amount of patience and concentration from the readers considering its expanse, numerous characters and the profundity of the subject as well. This is a complex, complicated, and often obsessive read, with a large cast of characters.To be very honest I was not aware of Soyonika and his Nobel writing, but this book blew me away. He's Africa's first Nobel Laureate in Literature.Also, I'm convinced, and I'll re-read this book to understand each of its trajectories. It includes three main characters:Sir Goddie Danfere, political leader of such a party that prospers un-democratically in a democratic nation. Modu Udensi Oromotaya, media in Chief. Papa Divina, a religious figure/guru or extortionist. These all three are working collectively through a kind of pact made in the past. Their union and reunion is such a fascinating angle of this novel. Its beginning sequence may seem a little bit draggy, but after a time you'll just love it.The style of writing is tremendous, concealing brutal violence in rejuvenating prose. It's certainly a masterpiece of modern literature.

Chronicles from the happiest people on Earth by Wole Soyinka will take you to an entirely different literary planet mirroring reality. He weaves words as precious as a pearl necklace, my vocabulary just increased by a 60 percent when I finished the book. Some words were extremely difficult but then as a reader i could not go beyond before understanding the meaning. The public is very Correct to call him a literary giant. The book is like a disco ball, it will make your reader brain dance. The characters of the book are down to earth, the reality is beautifully presented in certain chapters of the book, the paper quality, cover is one of the finest.Though I really really wish that the font could have been bigger for an even more smoother reading experience. Each page carries a message, a real life lesson of its own kind that will deeply settle in your consciousness.

It was a great book and I gave it away and someone has already taken the book ,Alvin Armstrong

This book is not just a novel but a masterpiece in literature. I struggled with it to begin with, but as the plot develops you are drawn in and can read between the lines that the author has not written a simple novel rather he is talking of the corruption that happens in Nigeria and many other countries. The reality is not far from the novel. The names have been changed and a story wrapped around it... I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in literature and politics.

A present to someone that really appreciated it.

We read this for our book club and we all agreed that the first part of the book is not an easy read but that it really pays off to persist with it. Half way through the book I struggled to understand how all the characters related to each other and how it all added up but this made it all the more impressive when everything was all tied together so satisfactorily at the end. If I'm honest, I probably wouldn't have stuck with it after reading the first 100 pages but as it was for my book club I had to and I'm so glad I did. Haven't read anything quite like this before and I hope this review inspires you to keep with it.

A book o read