Wreath for udomo peter abrahams biography

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] The novel explores a revolutionary politics, exploring the diversity of actors and political communities needed to overcome colonial oppression.^[1]

The novel was controversial at the time of its publication, because it represented revolutionary independence from a tropical African country, before the first such independence by the Gold Coast.^[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.^[1]

Critical reception

Kirkus Reviews in May 1956 generally received the novel well, describing it as "a powerful story [...] it h