Christopher Okigbo 1930-67: Thirsting for Sunlight

by Obi Nwakanma

Book Overview

This first biography is now in paperback marking the 50th anniversary of the start of the Nigeria-Biafra War and the anniversary of the death of Christopher Okigbo, the most anthologized modern African poet.

Christopher Okigbo, once described as Africa's most lyrical poet of the twentieth century was killed in September 1967, fighting for the independence of Biafra. The Sunday Times described his death as the single most important tragedy of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1847011799
• ISBN13: 9781847011794
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: James Currey
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"