J. P. Clark

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J. P. Clark was a prominent Nigerian poet and playwright, regarded as one of the leading figures of modern African literature.

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J. P. Clark canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf journalist ⓘ
person ⓘ
playwright ⓘ
poet ⓘ
university professor ⓘ
causeOfDeath illness ⓘ
contemporaryWith Chinua Achebe ⓘ
Wole Soyinka ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Nigeria ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1935-04-06 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2020-10-13 ⓘ
describedAs one of the leading figures of modern African literature ⓘ
educatedAt University of Ibadan ⓘ
employer University of Lagos ⓘ
ethnicGroup Ijaw people ⓘ
familyName Clark ⓘ
Clark-Bekederemo ⓘ
fieldOfWork African literature ⓘ
Nigerian literature ⓘ
drama ⓘ
poetry ⓘ
fullName John Pepper Clark-Bekederemo ⓘ
genre drama ⓘ
play ⓘ
poetry ⓘ
givenName John ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn African drama ⓘ
Nigerian poetry ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
movement Nigerian literature ⓘ
modern African literature ⓘ
name John Pepper Clark ⓘ
nationality Nigerian ⓘ
notableFor depicting Niger Delta life and politics in his works ⓘ
pioneering modern Nigerian drama in English ⓘ
notableWork A Reed in the Tide ⓘ
America, Their America ⓘ
Casualties: Poems 1966–68 ⓘ
Ozidi ⓘ
Song of a Goat ⓘ
State of the Union ⓘ
The Raft ⓘ
occupation journalist ⓘ
playwright ⓘ
poet ⓘ
professor ⓘ
placeOfBirth Kiagbodo, Delta State, Nigeria ⓘ
placeOfDeath Lagos, Nigeria ⓘ
linked to: Lagos
positionHeld Professor of English ⓘ
spouse Ebun Clark ⓘ

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University of Ibadan → hasAlumni → J. P. Clark ⓘ