Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth by Wole Soyinka. Pantheon “Chronicle from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth” is a scathing satire of a fictionalised modern Nigeria. There is a plot to this lengthy work but it takes quite a while before we have any understanding of it. The writer takes us on a journey into scenes from a variety of characters, from Papa Davina, a modern-day charlatan of a religious leader, to Sir Goddie, a prime minister whose main objective is to make sure he’s elected for another term, to Dr. Menka and Duyole Pitan-Payne, two members of a gang of four from…