Lionel Abrahams
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| Born | April 11, 1928 Pretoria, South Africa |
| Died | May 31, 2004 (aged 76)[1] |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Nationality | South African |
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Lionel Abrahams (11 April 1928 – 31 May 2004)[1] was a South African novelist, poet, editor, critic, essayist and publisher. He was born in Johannesburg, where he lived his entire life.[2] He was born with cerebral palsy and had to use a wheelchair from 11 years of age.[1]
Best known for his poetry, he was mentored by Herman Charles Bosman,[1] and he and later edited seven volumes of Bosman's posthumously published works.[3] Abrahams went on to become one of the most influential figures in South African literature in his own right,[4][5] publishing numerous poems, essays, and two novels.[1] Through Renoster Books, which he started in 1956, he published works by Oswald Mtshali and Mongane Wally Serote heralding the emergence of black poetry during the apartheid era.[1]
In 1986, he married Jane Fox.[1] That year, he was awarded honorary doctorates of literature by the University of the Witwatersrand and the University of Natal.[6]
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[edit] Novels
- The Celibacy of Felix Greenspan: A novel in 18 stories, published by Bateleur Press, 1977
- The White Life of Felix Greenspan, published by M&G Books, 2002
[edit] Poetry
- Journal of a New Man, published by Ad Donker, 1984
- The Writer in Sand, published by Ad Donker, 1988
- A Dead Tree Full of Live Birds, published by Snail Press, 1988
- Chaos Theory of the Heart, to be published by Jacana Media and Roaring Forties Press, 2005
- To Halley's Comet, publishers unknown,
[edit] Works about Lionel Abrahams
- Lionel Abrahams: A Reader, ed. Patrick Cullinan, published by Ad Donker, 1988
- A Writer in Stone: South African Writers Celebrate the 70th Birthday of Lionel Abrahams, ed. G. Friedman and Roy Blumenthal, published by David Philip, 1998
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g Pogrund, Anne (June 9, 2004). "Lionel Abrahams: Mischievous guru of South African letters". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/lionel-abrahams-730543.html. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
- ^ Kalechofsky, Roberta; Nadine Gordimer (1982). South African Jewish Voices. Micah Publications. pp. 268. ISBN 0916288102.
- ^ Ferguson, Gus. "Lionel Abrahams". South Africa - Poetry International Web. http://southafrica.poetryinternationalweb.org/piw_cms/cms/cms_module/index.php?obj_id=5380. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
- ^ Friedman, Graeme; Roy Blumenthal; Lionel Abrahams (1998). A Writer in Stone: South African Writers Celebrate the 70th Birthday of Lionel Abrahams. David Philip Publishers. pp. 45. ISBN 0864864280.
- ^ Abrahams, Lionel (2005). Chaos Theory of the Heart & Other Poems Mainly Since 1990. Jacana Media. pp. 1. ISBN 770090975.
- ^ Brown, Duncan; Bruno Van Dyk (1991). Exchanges: South African Writing in Transition. University of Natal Press. pp. 110. ISBN 0869807897.
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