Award
Gold Musgrave Medal
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Peter Abrahams
1919-03-19 – 2017-01-18
Life & Legacy
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.
Occupation & Career
writer, journalist, editor-in-chief, poet, opinion journalist, editing staff, teacher
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Gold Musgrave Medal; Order of Jamaica; Mine Boy
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Gold Musgrave Medal · Order of Jamaica
Employer
Daily Worker · New York Herald Tribune · The Observer
Notable Work
Mine Boy
Verified Legacy Record
Award
Order of Jamaica
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q217069 · wikidata
Notable Work
Mine Boy
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q217069 · wikidata
Sources & Provenance
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