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Alan Stewart Paton (11 January 1903 – 12 April 1988) 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 (born January 11, 1903, Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa—died April 12, 1988, near Durban, Natal) was a South African writer, best known for his first novel, Cry, the Beloved Country (1948), a passionate tale of racial injustice that brought international attention to the problem of apartheid in South Africa.
- Alan Paton
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Paton began writing his first, and arguably most famous, novel, Cry, the Beloved Country, in 1946 in Trondheim, Norway. He completed the book on Christmas Eve of the same year in San Francisco. It was published in 1948 and was considered alternatively as revolutionary or sentimental by many White South Africans.
Cry, the Beloved Country, novel by Alan Paton, published in 1948. Hailed as one of the greatest South African novels, Cry, the Beloved Country was first published in the United States, bringing international attention to South Africa’s tragic history.
Sep 29, 2003 · Learn about the life and work of Alan Paton, the white South African author who wrote Cry the Beloved Country, a classic novel about race relations. Discover how he fought for black freedom, education and justice in his country.
Noted South African writer Alan Stewart Paton of novels Cry, the Beloved Country (1948) and Too Late the Phalarope (1953) in 1953 founded the Liberal party and led it to 1968.
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Apr 13, 1988 · Alan Paton, the South African author and political leader whose powerful 1948 novel ''Cry, the Beloved Country'' aroused many of his countrymen and much of the world...
