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Peter Abrahams. 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.
Peter Abrahams (born June 28, 1947) is an American author of crime fiction for both adults and children. His book Lights Out (1994) was nominated for an Edgar Award for best novel. Reality Check won the best young adult Edgar Award in 2011. Down the Rabbit Hole, first in the Echo Falls series, won the best children's/young adult Agatha Award in ...
Mine Boy is a 1946 novel by South African novelist Peter Abrahams. Set in racist South Africa during the lead-up to apartheid, the novel explores the stereotypes and institutions that discriminate against working-class black Africans. According to Nigerian scholar Kolawole Ogungbesan, Mine Boy became "the first African novel written in English ...
A Wreath for Udomo is a 1956 novel by the South African novelist Peter Abrahams. The novel follows a London -educated black African, Michael Udomo, who returns to Africa to become a revolutionary leader in the fictional country of Panafrica and is eventually martyred. [1] The novel explores a revolutionary politics, exploring the diversity of ...
Down the Rabbit Hole is a 2005 young adult mystery novel by best-selling crime novelist Peter Abrahams, the first book in the Echo Falls mystery series. It was the winner (tied) of the 2005 Agatha Award for Best Children's/Young Adult Fiction. This book was used in the 2008-2009 Battle Of The Books. Plot
Peter I ( [ˈpʲɵtr ɐlʲɪˈksʲejɪvʲɪtɕ]; Russian: Пётр I Алексеевич, romanized : Pyotr I Alekseyevich, [ note 1]; 9 June [ O.S. 30 May] 1672 – 8 February [ O.S. 28 January] 1725), was Tsar of all Russia from 1682, and the first Emperor of all Russia, known as Peter the Great, [ note 2] from 1721 until his death in 1725.
According to Pete Abraham of the Boston Globe, Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Abreu will begin a rehab stint with Worcester on Tuesday. Already on a rehab assignment with the WooSox last week ...
Kingdom of France (1718–1722) Russian Empire (1721–1781) Abram Petrovich[ a ] Gannibal, also Hannibal or Ganibal, or Abram Hannibal or Abram Petrov ( Russian: Абра́м Петро́вич Ганниба́л; c. 1696 – 14 May 1781 [ 1 ] ), was a Russian Chief Military Engineer, General-in-Chief, and nobleman of African origin.