Alan Paton (1903–1988)
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Sobre l'autor
Political activist Alan Steward Paton was born on January 11, 1903 in Natal, South Africa. He attended Maritzburg College and Natal University. He taught at Ixopo High School and Maritzburg College. In 1935, he was appointed principal of Diepkloof Reformatory for African Boys in Johannesburg and mostra'n més became interested in race relations. Although he intended to become a full-time writer after the publication of his first book, he instead became involved in politics. He was a member of the Liberal Party of South Africa, serving as vice-president, chairman, and president before the party was forced to disband in 1968 because of its anti-apartheid views. Paton is best known for his political activism and his first novel, Cry, the Beloved Country. He also wrote a second novel, Too Late the Phalarope, and two autobiographies, Toward the Mountains and Journey Continued. He died on April 12, 1988 in Lintrose, Botha's Hill, Natal. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra'n menys
Obres de Alan Paton
Apartheid and the Archbishop: The Life and Times of Geoffrey Clayton, Archbishop of Cape Town (1974) 12 exemplars
Hope for South Africa 5 exemplars
Cry, The Beloved Country (1995) 3 exemplars
DEBBIE GO HOME. STORIES 2 exemplars
South Africa 2 exemplars
Chora, Terra Bem Amada! 1 exemplars
Instument of Thy Peace 1 exemplars
Apartheid 1 exemplars
හඬනු පෙම්බර දේශය 1 exemplars
Too Late the Phalaroper 1 exemplars
Pleurs, Ô pays bien-aimé 1 exemplars
Grat Astkaera Fosturmold 1 exemplars
Eri bay āgare 1 exemplars
Meditation for a young boy confirmed 1 exemplars
Debbie, vete a casa 1 exemplars
Quartet: New Voices From South Africa 1 exemplars
Omnibook Magazine 1948 October 1 exemplars
South African Tragedy Jan Hofmeyr [Paperback] 1 exemplars
Hofmeyr : Abridged Edition 1 exemplars
South Africa Today 1 exemplars
Trinity forum reading 1 exemplars
Obres associades
Jan Himp und die kleine Brise / Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Cry, the Beloved Country / The Merry Adventures of… (1974) — Autor — 2 exemplars
Reader's Digest Book Club Anthology, Volume 2: The Caine Mutiny • Cry, the Beloved Country • The President's Lady (1956) 1 exemplars
Det Bästas Bokval (1956) vol 2 : Broarna vid Toko-Ri; Vinden sveper nedåt Ryder Hill; På lösan sand; Elefant-Bill;… — Col·laborador — 1 exemplars
Etiquetat
Coneixement comú
- Nom oficial
- Paton, Alan Stewart
- Data de naixement
- 1903-01-11
- Data de defunció
- 1988-04-12
- Gènere
- male
- Nacionalitat
- South Africa
- País (per posar en el mapa)
- South Africa
- Lloc de naixement
- Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa
- Lloc de defunció
- Durban, South Africa
- Llocs de residència
- Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa
- Educació
- University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg
- Professions
- teacher
principal
novelist
essayist
biographer
autobiographer (mostra-les totes 7)
political activist - Relacions
- Paton, Jonathan (son)
- Premis i honors
- Thomas Pringle Award (1973)
Order of Ikhamanga
Membres
Ressenyes
Llistes
Five star books (2)
Favourite Books (1)
Sonlight Books (1)
Africa (1)
Urban Fiction (1)
A Novel Cure (1)
Unread books (1)
5 Best 5 Years (1)
Ambleside Books (1)
Sense of place (1)
AP Lit (1)
Reading Globally (1)
1940s (1)
Premis
Potser també t'agrada
Autors associats
Estadístiques
- Obres
- 50
- També de
- 17
- Membres
- 11,111
- Popularitat
- #2,123
- Valoració
- 4.0
- Ressenyes
- 202
- ISBN
- 202
- Llengües
- 12
- Preferit
- 16