Peter Abrahams occupies a special position in African literature, as arguably the first black writer - hailing from South Africa – to publish imaginative works which were internationally recognised. Indeed, over the decades his work has been studied in many schools and tertiary institutions around the world. Many of the early outstanding African writers were inspired by his body of work.
His published works over the many decades include - Dark Testament (1942), Song of the City (1945), Mine Boy (1946), The Path of Thunder (1948), Wild Conquest (1950), Return to Goli (1953), Tell Freedom (1954), A Wreath for Udomo (1956), A Night of Their Own (1965), This Island Now (1966), The View from Coyaba (1985), The Black Experience in the 20th Century: An Autobiography and Meditation (2000)
Studies:
The writing of Peter Abrahams. By Kolawole Ogungbesan
Studies:
The writing of Peter Abrahams. By Kolawole Ogungbesan
Peter Abrahams. By Michael Wade
The novels of Peter Abrahams and the rise of
nationalism in Africa. By Robert Ensor
Art and politics in the novels of Peter Abrahams: a
study of his three political novels. By Clive Philip Leeman
The death of African kings: the novels of Peter
Abrahams. By Ngwarsungu Chiwengo
