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Last updated: June 12, 2004

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Lionel Abrahams
1928-2004

A word and photographic tribute to Lionel prepared by The Write Stuff.

Photographs by Giles Hugo of Lionel taken by Giles Hugo during the years 1975 to 1986 when we were part of the informal reading group that met at friends houses, mostly at Lionel's, to share work in progress.

Lionel Abrahams and Lulu Davis
Lionel Abrahams and his niece, Lulu Davis, at a reading group in Johannesburg, circa 1980. Photo copyright © Giles Hugo

Circle of eight
The 'Circle of Eight' writing group, Hillbrow, circa 1976.
Photo copyright © Giles Hugo
Front row left to right: Lionel Abrahams, Libby Lamour, Julius 'Moon' Silver, Anne Kellas
Back row: Margaret Rostoff, Annika Foxcroft, Anne Schuster, Shirley Pendlebury; Inset: Giles Hugo.

 
Lionel Abrahams and Barney Simon
Photo copyright © Giles Hugo

Basil Du Toit and Lionel at Joan Hoffmann's flat, Yeoville, circa 1978
Photo copyright © Giles Hugo 		 

Anne Kellas, Shirley Pendlebury and Lionel Abrahams,
Johannesburg early '80s
Photo copyright © Giles Hugo
   
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