Lionel Abrahams (11 April 1928 – 31 May 2004)[1] was a South African novelist, poet, editor, critic, essayist and publisher.
[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][6] An account of his important role in introducing black writers to PEN is given by his close friend, the writer Jillian Becker[7] In 1986, he married Jane Fox.
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