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Peter Abrahams
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South African novelist, journalist and political commentator (1919–2017)
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It is catalogued under topics including 1919 births, 2017 deaths and 20th-century Jamaican novelists.
Its subject is documented across 43 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Born
- Peter Henry Abrahams Deras , ( 1919-03-03 ) 3 March 1919, Vrededorp , Transvaal , Union of South Africa
- Died
- 18 January 2017 (2017-01-18) (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)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Peter
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- South Africa
- Place of birth
- Vrededorp
- Place of death
- Saint Andrew Parish
- Occupation
- editing staff
- Position held
- editor-in-chief
- Employer
- New York Herald Tribune
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Award
- Order of Jamaica
- Field of work
- journalism
- Image
- Peter Abrahams.jpg
- Work location
- Johannesburg
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- date of birth
- 1919-01-01
- date of death
- 2017-01-18
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- Peter Abrahams
- writing language
- English language
- manner of death
- homicide
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Encyclopedic overview
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. His death at the age of 97 is considered to have been murder.
Biography
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