Matilda Omonaiye/
Literary giant and celebrated poet, Professor John Pepper Clark is dead.
He was 85.
His death was announced today by his family.
He was educated at Universities of Lagos, Ibadan and Princeton, USA.
Most renowned for his work, Casualties, he ranked alongside the late Chinua Achebe and Nobel Laurrette, Professor Woke Soyinka as one of Nigeria’s most prized literary assets.
He was prodiguous writer whose work spanned all the genre of literature including the popular, Their America, Song of a goat, A reed in the tide, Ozidi, among others.
He was also an activist who stood against social and political injustices.
The announcement by the family reads, “The Clark-Fuludu Bekederemo family of Kiagbodo Town, Delta State, wishes to announce that Emeritus Professor of Literature and Renowned Writer, Prof. John Pepper Clark, has finally dropped his pen in the early hours of today, Tuesday, 13 October, 2020.
“Prof. J. P. Clark has paddled on to the great beyond in comfort of his wife, children and sibbling, around him.
“The family appreciates your prayers at this time.
“Other details will be announced later by the family.”
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