<p class="ql-align-justify">A tale of friendship, perfidy, hope, cynicism, faith, treachery, <em>Chronicles of the Happiest People on Earth, </em>is the Nigerian story writ large. Soyinka has woven the story of contemporary Nigeria into the tapestry of the lives of four friends whose lives are convulsed by the vagaries and intrigues of public life. It is by turns, hopeful and depressing but most of all, it is a warts and all observation of our times in the hands of a masterful story teller.</p>