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Peter Abrahams

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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]

31 relations: A Wreath for Udomo, Abrahams, African literature, African Writers Series, Bantu Men's Social Centre, Boston Book Festival, Cape Coloureds, Deaths in January 2017, Dorothy Crisp, Down the Rabbit Hole (novel), Edgar Award, George Padmore, January 18, Jomo Kenyatta, List of African novelists, List of fiction works made into feature films (D–J), List of South African writers, Manaf Suleymanov, Mine Boy (novel), Musgrave Medal, Pearl Connor-Mogotsi, Reality Check, Reality Check (book), Sidney D. Kirkpatrick, South African literature, The Path of Thunder (ballet), Thirteen Cents, 1919, 1919 in South Africa, 2017, 2017 in Jamaica.

A Wreath for Udomo

A Wreath for Udomo is a 1956 novel by South African novelist Peter Abrahams.

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Abrahams

Abrahams is a surname.

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African literature

African literature is literature of or from Africa and includes oral literature (or "orature", in the term coined by Ugandan scholar Pio Zirimu).

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African Writers Series

African Writers Series (AWS) is a series of books by African writers that has been published by Heinemann since 1962.

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Bantu Men's Social Centre

The Bantu Men's Social Centre, founded in 1924 in Johannesburg, South Africa, played social, political, and cultural roles in the lives of black South Africans.

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Boston Book Festival

The Boston Book Festival is an independent nonprofit group based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and the name of its main event.

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Cape Coloureds

In Southern Africa, Cape Coloureds is the name given to an ethnic group composed primarily of persons of mixed race.

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Deaths in January 2017

The following is a list of notable deaths in January 2017.

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Dorothy Crisp

Dorothy Crisp (1906–1987) was a right-wing English political figure, writer and publisher.

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Down the Rabbit Hole (novel)

Down The Rabbit Hole is the first book in the Echo Falls mystery series by best selling crime novelist Peter Abrahams.

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Edgar Award

The Edgar Allan Poe Awards (popularly called the Edgars), named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America, based in New York City.

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George Padmore

George Padmore (28 June 1903 – 23 September 1959), born Malcolm Ivan Meredith Nurse in Trinidad, was a leading Pan-Africanist, journalist, and author.

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January 18

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Jomo Kenyatta

Jomo Kenyatta (– 22 August 1978) was a Kenyan anti-colonial activist and politician who governed Kenya as its Prime Minister from 1963 to 1964 and then as its first President from 1964 to his death in 1978.

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List of African novelists

This is a list of novelists from Africa.

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List of fiction works made into feature films (D–J)

This is a list of fiction works that have been made into feature films.

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List of South African writers

This is a list of writers from South Africa.

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Manaf Suleymanov

Manaf Faraj oglu Suleymanov (Manaf Fərəc oğlu Süleymanov; 3 March 1912, Lahich – 12 September 2001, Baku) was a famous Azerbaijani writer, translator and historian.

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Mine Boy (novel)

Mine Boy is a 1946 novel by South African novelist Peter Abrahams.

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Musgrave Medal

The Musgrave Medal is an annual awarded by the Institute of Jamaica in recognition of achievement in art, science, and literature.

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Pearl Connor-Mogotsi

Pearl Connor-Mogotsi, née Nunez (13 May 1924 – 11 February 2005), was a Trinidadian-born theatrical and literary agent, actress and cultural activist, who was a pioneering campaigner for the recognition and promotion of African Caribbean arts.

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Reality Check

Reality Check may refer to.

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Reality Check (book)

Reality Check is a book written by Peter Abrahams and published on 28 April 2009 by HarperTeen (an imprint of HarperCollins), going on to win the Edgar Award for Best Young Adult in 2010.

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Sidney D. Kirkpatrick

Sidney D. Kirkpatrick (born 1955) is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and a bestselling historical author.

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South African literature

South African literature is the literature of South Africa, which has 11 national languages: Afrikaans, English, Zulu, Xhosa, Sotho, Pedi, Tswana, Venda, SiSwati, Tsonga, and Ndebele.

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The Path of Thunder (ballet)

The Path of Thunder is a ballet in three acts with libretto by Yuri Slonimsky, music by Gara Garayev and choreography by Konstantin Sergeyev.

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Thirteen Cents

Thirteen Cents is the debut novel of South African author K. Sello Duiker.

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1919

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1919 in South Africa

The following lists events that happened during 1919 in South Africa.

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2017

2017 was designated as International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly.

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2017 in Jamaica

Events in the year 2017 in Jamaica.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Abrahams

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