A Wreath for Udomo

A Wreath for Udomo is a 1956 novel by the South African novelist Peter Abrahams.

The novel follows a London-educated black African, Michael Udomo, who returns to Africa to become a revolutionary leader in the fictional country of Panafrica and is eventually martyred.

[1] Critic Bernth Lindfors described the character of Udomo as being modeled off real revolutionary leaders in Africa, including Kwame Nkrumah, Jomo Kenyatta and Nnamdi Azikiwe.

"[2] The Wilson Library Bulletin in September 1957called the novel Abraham's "most effective contribution so far to world understanding of the racial problems of Africa.

"[3] A Wreath for Udomo was the title of a stage play adapted from Abrahams' novel by New York playwright William Branch.