Peter Abrahams . Peter Henry Abrahams Deras (3 March 1919 – 18 January 2017[1][2]), 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.[3] His death at the age of 97 is considered to have been murder.[4] Peter Abrahams Peter Abrahams (photo taken by Carl Van Vechten, 1955) Peter Abrahams (photo taken by Carl Van Vechten, 1955) Born Peter Henry Abrahams Deras 3 March 1919 Vrededorp, Transvaal, Union of South Africa Died 18 January 2017 (aged 97) Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica Occupation Novelist, journalist, political commentator Nationality South African and Jamaican Notable works Mine Boy (1946); A Wreath for Udomo (1956 ). WIKIPEDIA