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Alan Paton was born on January 11, 1903 in pietermaritzburg, South Africa. He was the principal of the Diepkloof reformatory for young offenders. In 1946, he began to write his first, and best, novel: CRY, the BELOVED COUNTRY.
Alan Paton was born on January 11, 1903 in pietermaritzburg, South Africa. He was the principal of the Diepkloof reformatory for young offenders. In 1946, he began to write his first, and best, novel: CRY, the BELOVED COUNTRY.
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Alan Paton was born on January 11, 1903 in pietermaritzburg, South Africa. He was the principal of the Diepkloof reformatory for young offenders. In 1946, he began to write his first, and best, novel: CRY, the BELOVED COUNTRY.
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B y : R a sh a u n , S im o n e , B ra d , Z a ch H Childhood
Alan Stewart Paton was born on January 11,
1903 in Pietermaritzburg, Natal, in the east of South Africa.
He was the son of James and Eunice Paton,
who were not highly educated. His father constantly abused him, which later shaped his views on how punishment should be served. Pietermaritzburg, Natal Education
Intrigued by literature at such a young age,
Paton began reading several books, especially authors Walter Scott, Charles Dickens and Rupert Brooke.
Alan also read the Bible, mostly the Old
Testament, which greatly influenced his writings.
Early Adulthood
He studied at the University at Natal, then
became a teacher at the Ixopo High School for White students, where he later witnessed the increase of power to the whites and the diminishing of rights to the majority of blacks. Paton fell in love with Dorrie Francis Lusted, who was married at the time. After her husband died, Dorrie and Paton married in 1928. Lusted died in 1967 of emphysema. Career
Paton became the Principal of the Diepkloof
Reformatory for young offenders after he was appointed in 1935. He secured that post for thirteen years. Paton took a tour to prisons and reformatories in Sweden, Norway, and North America in the mid-1940s, where he began to write his first, and best, novel: CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY in 1946 in Trondheim, Norway. About the Book
In the book, Cry, The Beloved Country, Alan
Paton depicts the guilt and friendship across racial prejudices in the story of a South African. Paton’s novel was influenced by Laurens van der Post’s less successful In a Province(1934) Trailer
Last Days
Alan Paton died on April 12, 1988 in Durba,
South Africa.
Will be among one of the best writers and
poets of all time. Pictures Pictures Q&A
Where was Alan Paton born? ________
What was Paton’s occupation at the Ixopo
High School? _________ How long was Paton the principal of the Diepkloof Reformatory? ______ years In what period did he write the novel CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY? 30’s___ 40’s ____ 50’s ____ 60’s ___