{"product_id":"labyrinths","title":"Labyrinths","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLabyrinths \u003c\/i\u003eis the celebrated collection of Christopher Okigbo's most renowned poems which cemented his reputation as one of Nigeria's greatest poets.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncluding \u003ci\u003ePaths of Thunder\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The finest Nigerian poet of his generation [and] one of the most remarkable anywhere in our time. Chinua Achebe\u003cbr\u003e'There are poets who have a magical presence in the literature of their lands... Christopher Okigbo is one such poet.' Ben Okri\u003cbr\u003e'One of the genuine renaissance people of our generation.' Wole Soyinka\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47423172903256,"sku":"9781035900695","price":21.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781035900695.jpg?v=1764656127","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/labyrinths","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}