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Alan Paton

Author (late) and Anti-Apartheid Activist

Born 11-01-1903 in Pietermaritzburg

Alan Stewart Paton (died 12 April 1988) was a South African author and anti-apartheid activist. Paton was a prolific essay writer, his theme once again being the race and politics of South Africa. Paton was very well educated, and is believed to be one of the great minds of Africa. His personal motto was, "South Africa must be saved one person at a time." The Alan Paton Award for non-fiction is conferred annually in his honour.

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Founder and President | South African Liberal Party
1953 - 1968

Author | Author of many books
1948 - 1988

Principal | Diepkloof Reformatory
1935 - 1948

Teacher | Maritzburg College

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The Hero of Currie Road: the complete short pieces | 2008

Save the Beloved Country | 1989

Journey Continued: An Autobiography | 1988

Ah, but Your Land is Beautiful | 1981

Towards the Mountain | 1980

Knocking on the Door | 1975

Apartheid and the Archbishop | 1973

Case History of a Pinky | 1972

Kontakio For You Departed | 1969

Instrument of Thy Peace | 1968

The Long View | 1967

Spono | 1965

Hofmeyer | 1964

Tales from a Troubled Land | 1961

Debbie Go Home | 1960

South Africa in Transition | 1956

The Land and People of South Africa | 1955

Too Late the Phalarope | 1953

Lost in the Stars | 1950

Cry, The Beloved Country | 1948

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