Obi Nwakanma

Christopher Okigbo 1930-67

Thirsting for Sunlight

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Produktbeschreibung

The first full-length biography of Christopher Okigbo, the most anthologized modern African poet, giving an extended narrative and rounded account of his life and times.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Boydell & Brewer
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. März 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 160mm x 236mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 839g
• ISBN-13: 9781847010131
• ISBN-10: 184701013X
• Artikelnr.: 26902485

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Chronology A river goddess
his mother's death & a headmaster father: Ojoto 1930-45 Sportsman
actor & 'effortless genius': Umuahia 1945-50 Cricket
classics
politics & urbane dissipation: Ibadan 1950-56 Colonial civil servant
covert businessman & bankrupt: Lagos 1956-58 Poetry gives purpose to his voice: Fiditi 1958-60 A librarian ravenous for literature & women: Nsukka 1960-62 Gentleman
poet & publisher: Cambridge House
Ibadan 1962-66 Aftermath of a coup
running arms & advancing to death: Biafra 1966-67 Epilogue