Labyrinths is the celebrated collection of Christopher Okigbo's most renowned poems which cemented his reputation as one of Nigeria's greatest poets.

In this powerful collection, Okigbo's renowned talent is showcased in vivid clarity as each poem draws the reader into an arresting world of myth and contemplation - a maze of spiritual homecomings, divine dreams, and the long-drums of the dead.

Including Paths of Thunder, his final and most famous sequence of poems that prophesised a nation overcome by war. Written shortly before he was killed in the Nigerian-Biafran War, Okigbo predicted his own death and left behind a legacy as a leading figure of postcolonial poetry.

'The finest Nigerian poet of his generation [and] one of the most remarkable anywhere in our time. Chinua Achebe
'There are poets who have a magical presence in the literature of their lands... Christopher Okigbo is one such poet.' Ben Okri
'One of the genuine renaissance people of our generation.' Wole Soyinka

Labyrinths is the celebrated collection of Christopher Okigbo's most renowned poems which cemented his reputation as one of Nigeria's greatest poets.

About the Author

Christopher Okigbo was a renowned poet, teacher, and musician born in 1932 in Ojoto, Nigeria.

Okigbo studied Classics at the University of Ibadan before working as a teacher and librarian. He later accepted a role at Cambridge University Press and was an active member of the Mbari Literary Club alongside Chinua Achebe, with whom he founded Citadel Press.
When the Nigerian-Biafran War broke out in 1967, Okigbo volunteered to fight for Biafra's independence but was killed in combat the same year. He was posthumously awarded the National Order of Merit of Biafra.

Reviews
Not only the finest Nigerian poet of his generation [and] one of the most remarkable anywhere in our time. -- Chinua Achebe
There are poets who have a magical presence in the literature of their lands... Christopher Okigbo is one such poet. -- Ben Okri
One of the genuine renaissance people of our generation. -- Wole Soyinka
He fused worlds with an assurance that married lyric and epic, audacity and grace. * Independent *



Book Information
ISBN 9781035900695
Author Christopher Okigbo
Format Paperback
Page Count 128
Imprint Apollo
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 140g
Dimensions(mm) 196mm * 124mm * 10mm