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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 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 Stewart Paton was born in Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu Natal on 11 January 1903. His father, James Paton, a Scottish immigrant and civil servant, came to South Africa in 1895 and his mother, Eunice Warder James, was the daughter of English immigrants.
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.
Alan Paton Biography. A lan Paton’s Cry, the Beloved Country, his most famous work in support of racial tolerance and sensitivity, could not have been published at a more ironic time. Written...
Sep 29, 2003 · Alan Paton (Pay-ton) 1903-1988. A rarity in his time, Paton was a white man in a country of oppressed blacks who fought for their freedom and believed in their worth. It has been said that Paton was "the man who pulled up the barbed wire fence and planted geraniums" in South Africa.
Alan Paton Biography. Alan Paton drew heavily on his own experiences when he wrote Cry, the Beloved Country, for he had taught school in Ixopo and had been principal of a reformatory, too, where he had dealt with many young men like Absalom Kumalo. Paton was born January 11, 1903, in the South African city of Pietermaritzburg, the eldest child ...
Important information about Alan Paton's background, historical events that influenced Cry, the Beloved Country, and the main ideas within the work.
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...
Alan Paton’s biography. 1903: Alan Stewart Paton, born 11 January, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. 1919 – 1924: Attends Natal University College (BSc and Diploma in Education). 1922: Graduates (BSc) with distinction in Physics.
