Paton, Alan

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Section: Poets in the News
Poet Name: Paton, Alan
Given Name: Alan
Last Name: Paton
Date of Birth: 11 January 1903
Biography: Alan Paton, born 1903, was a South African activist, writer, and poet, most known for his novel Cry, The Beloved Country. From 1919 to 1922, Paton attended the University of Natal, from which he graduated with degrees in science and education. At this time, Paton began writing poetry and drama.

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Education: University of Natal
News Items: Picture Gallery; Stranger's Voice; A New Look in Writing; Challenge on Apartheid; Uprooting the malignat fictions; Sounding the Sixties--2: The Commonwealth
Works: A Book of African Verse, selected and introduced by Guy Butler
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Place of Birth: South Africa, Pietermaritzburg
Spatial Coverage: Pietermaritzburg
Region: Southern Africa
Type: Poets in the News