Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth

Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on EarthBy: Wole Soyinka 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

Meddy wants them to enjoy the day as guests

“By turns humorous

Alaa has a big heart

Sometimes all you need is a pinch of magic

a chance to put things behind them – things like the death of Will's father

A Life Like Mine profiles children from all over the globe leading their lives in different and fascinating ways

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The Works gives readers a unique glimpse at what lies behind and beneath urban life in the twenty-first century

The Viscount is convinced someone or something other than the natural hazards of the moors is to blame for Alfred's disappearance

whose ethnicity and gender render her as powerless in death as they did in life

is the man himself: a lonely middle child who aspired to be a doctor

encounters bullies at school