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Alan Stewart Paton was a South African writer and social reformer. He was educated at the University of Natal where he earned a Bachelor of Science. As a teacher, Paton developed a keen interest in the social and racial problems of South Africa. Paton met Dorrie Francis Lusted while teaching at Ixopo High School and the two were married in and stayed together until her death in They raised two sons.

From to he was principal of the Deipkloof Reformatory for delinquent boys near Johannesburg where he introduced many enlightened reforms. Paton received great critical and popular acclaim for his first novel, "Cry, The Beloved Country" which is distinguished for. Paton received great critical and popular acclaim for his first novel, "Cry, The Beloved Country" which is distinguished for it's compassionate treatment of those caught up in the racial conflicts of South Africa.

Paton's novel was greeted as something new and different, written by someone who had been born and raised in South Africa - an authentic voice, heralding what.

The work was made into an opera, "Lost in the Stars" with music by the German-American composer Kurt Weill and, under the original title, into a motion picture in He also published two nonfiction works dealing with apartheid. Paton was a founder and president of the Liberal party of South Africa. Paton died on April 12, at the age of 85 in Durban, Natal.

An award, the Alan Paton Award for non-fiction is annually given in his honor to this day. Cry, the Beloved Country book report - detailed analysis, book summary, literary elements, character analysis, Alan Paton biography, and everything necessary for active class participation. Home Summaries Biographies Countries.