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Abrahams in 1955
Peter Henry Abrahams Deras (3 March 1919– 18 January 2017), better known asPeter Abrahams, was aSouth African-bornJamaican novelist, journalist and political commentator. He was best known for his novelsMine Boy (1946),A Wreath for Udomo (1956),A Night of Their Own (1965),This Island Now (1966) andThe View from Coyaba (1985). He also wrote thememoir,Tell Freedom (1954).