With Shakespeare and poetry, a new world was born. New dreams, new desires, a self consciousness was born. I desired to know to know myself in terms of the new standards set by these books. Peter Abrahams bearbookconsciousness Change image and share on social
Tribal man is not an individual in the western sense. Psychologically and emotionally, he is the present living personification of a number of forces, among the most important of which are the ancestral dead. Peter Abrahams ancestraldeademotionally share on social
Joseph and his mother come from the black kings who were before the white man. Peter Abrahams blackjosephking Change image and share on social
Positive social awareness among the South African educated half-caste is zero. Teaching is a mechanical job. The best way of earning a living. Peter Abrahams africanawarenesscaste Change image and share on social
The familiar mood that awaits the sensitive young who are poor and dispossessed is a mood of sharp and painful inferiority, of violently angry tensions, of desperate and overwhelming longings. Peter Abrahams angryawaitdesperate Change image and share on social
I read every one of the books on the shelf marked American Negro Literature. I became a nationalist, a colour nationalist, through the writings of men and women who lived a world away from me. Peter Abrahams americanbookcolour Change image and share on social
The only places where I have found that simple human dignity, that respect for the other man, and the gracious feel of tolerance and humanity have not been either among the heroes of the class-struggle or the 'thinking men' but among my simple 'backward' people. Peter Abrahams backwardclassdignity share on social
In the Caribbean islands, especially in Jamaica, have I found a country similar to South Africa plus the racial freedom I had sought so long. Peter Abrahams africacaribbeancountry Change image and share on social