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- ISBN 9781035900756
- Weight: 300g
- Dimensions: 130 x 196mm
- Publication Date: 01 Mar 2024
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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America, Their America is the personal journal and travelogue from acclaimed poet and playwright, J. P. Clark – exploring 1960s America as he saw it.
Controversial at the time of its publication for its negative depiction of American society and values, America, Their America captures the raw experiences of Nigerian writer, J. P. Clark during his time in the U.S.A.
J.P. Clark was a poet, playwright, and professor born in Kiagbodo, Nigeria in 1935.
He was educated at the University of Ibadan and taught until 1980 at the University of Lagos where he co-edited the magazine Black Orpheus, the first African literary journal written in English. Clark also produced translations and travelogues such as America, Their America (1964), written after his time spent studying in the United States at Princeton University. The book propelled his international reputation but also resulted in controversy in the US for its criticism of American society.
In 1991, he received the Nigerian National Order of Merit Award for literary excellence and was awarded a Doctor of Letters by the University of Lagos. Clark died in 2020.
