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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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 NERFINISHED
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
surface form: Lagos, Nigeria
positionHeld Professor of English
spouse Ebun Clark

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University of Ibadan hasAlumni J. P. Clark