Clark, John Pepper | Further Reading
FURTHER READING
AUTHOR COMMENTARY
Pieterse, Cosmo, and Duerden, Dennis, eds. "J. P. Clark." In African Writers Talking, pp. 63-74. New York: Africana Publishing, 1972.
Compilation of three interviews. In the first interview, dated September 1962, with Lewis Nkosi, Clark discusses cultural influences on his dramatic and poetic works. In the following two interviews with Andrew Salkey, dated January and September 1964, Clark chronicles his reasons for writing in English and describes his role as a poet, playwright, and journalist.
OVERVIEWS AND GENERAL STUDIES
Adejumo, Z. A. "Language in the Plays of J. P. Clark." In Nigeria Magazine, Nos. 130-31 (1980): 56-74.
Examination of Clark's creative use of English to capture the spirit of the African societies he portrays in his dramatic works. Adejumo remarks: "In the process of recreating an authentic Ijaw society he has evolved a technique which could be described as...
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