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Alan Paton
AuthorBooks · Second hand1903-1988
Alan Stewart Paton was a South African writer and anti-apartheid activist. His works include the novels Cry, the Beloved Country (1948), Too Late the Phalarope (1953), and the short story The Waste Land.
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About Alan Paton
Birth
1903
Death
1988
First book
1948
Years writing
78
Alan Stewart Paton was a South African writer and anti-apartheid activist. His works include the novels Cry, the Beloved Country (1948), Too Late the Phalarope (1953), and the short story The Waste Land.
Alan Paton was born in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, in 1903.
His most famous work, Cry, the Beloved Country, is a fundamental reference on race relations.
Beyond writing, he dedicated much of his life to political activism and teaching.
His prolific literary career spans a total of 75 published works.
Paton explored the complex South African reality through novels, autobiographies, and screenplays.
