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Peter Abrahams | |
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.jpg) Photo of Abrahams by Carl Van Vechten, 1955 | |
| Born | Peter Henry Abrahams Deras 3 March 1919 Vrededorp, Transvaal, Union of South Africa |
| Died | 18 January 2017 (aged 97) Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica |
| Occupation | Novelist, journalist, political commentator |
| Nationality | South African and Jamaican |
| Notable works | Mine Boy (1946) Tell Freedom (1954) A Wreath for Udomo (1956) |
Peter Henry Abrahams Deras (3 March 1919 – 18 January 2017), commonly known as Peter Abrahams, was a South African-born novelist, journalist and political commentator who in 1956 settled in Jamaica, where he lived for the rest of his life.[1] His death at the age of 97 is considered to have been murder.[2]
- ^ "Peter Abrahams | Biography, Books, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ Olivier Stephenson, "Essay: No Outcry for the Tragedy at Coyaba", Peepal Tree Press blog, 9 March 2017.