A Shuttle in the Crypt
| Author | Wole Soyinka |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Poetry |
| Publisher | Rex Collings |
| Publication date | 1972 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Pages | 89 |
| ISBN | 978-0809013647 |
A Shuttle in the Crypt is a 1972 poetry collection by Wole Soyinka. The book comprises Soyinka's twenty-five month experience at Kaduna prison on a disloyalty offence by the Nigerian military government for his efforts in averting the Nigerian Civil War.[1][2][3]
Contents
- "Phases of Peril"
- "Four archetypes"
- "Chimes of Silence"
- "Procession"
- "Prisonnettes"
- "Poems of bread and earth"
- "Epilogue"[4]
References
- ↑ Akingbe (1990), p. 124.
- ↑ Thwaite (1972), pp. 227–228.
- ↑ "Wole Soyinka: Imprisoned during Nigeria's Biafra war". BBC. 4 December 2025.
- ↑ Akingbe (1990), p. 129.
Bibliography
- Akingbe, Niyi (6 January 1990). "Writing violence: Problematizing nationhood in Wole Soyinka's A Shuttle in the Crypt". Tydskrif vir Letterkunde. 50 (2). Tydskrif vir Letterkunde Association: 123–148. doi:10.4314/tvl.v50i2.9. ISSN 0041-476X. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
- Thwaite, Anthony (1 September 1972). "Book Review: A Shuttle in the Crypt". Index on Censorship. 1 (3–4). doi:10.1177/030642207200103-427. ISSN 0306-4220.