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Also Known As Peter Henry Abrahams • Peter Henry Abrahams Deras
Born March 3, 1919 • South Africa
Died January 18, 2017 (aged 97) • Kingston • Jamaica
Notable Works “Tell Freedom: Memories of Africa” • “The Path of Thunder” • “The View from Coyaba”

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