Alan Paton (1903–1988)
Teoksen Itke, rakastettu maa tekijä
About the Author
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 näytä lisää 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) näytä vähemmän
Tekijän teokset
Apartheid and the Archbishop: The Life and Times of Geoffrey Clayton, Archbishop of Cape Town (1974) 12 kappaletta
Hope for South Africa 5 kappaletta
South Africa 2 kappaletta
Quartet: New Voices From South Africa 1 kappale
Pleure ô pays bien aimé. 1 kappale
Ağla Sevgili Yurdum 1 kappale
Chora, Terra Bem Amada! 1 kappale
Eri bay āgare 1 kappale
Grat Astkaera Fosturmold 1 kappale
Debbie, vete a casa 1 kappale
Meditation for a young boy confirmed 1 kappale
Hofmeyr : Abridged Edition 1 kappale
Omnibook Magazine 1948 October 1 kappale
Trinity forum reading 1 kappale
South Africa Today 1 kappale
Instument of Thy Peace 1 kappale
Associated Works
Merkitty avainsanalla
Yleistieto
- Virallinen nimi
- Paton, Alan Stewart
- Syntymäaika
- 1903-01-11
- Kuolinaika
- 1988-04-12
- Sukupuoli
- male
- Kansalaisuus
- South Africa
- Maa (karttaa varten)
- South Africa
- Syntymäpaikka
- Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa
- Kuolinpaikka
- Durban, South Africa
- Asuinpaikat
- Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa
- Koulutus
- University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg
- Ammatit
- teacher
principal
novelist
essayist
biographer
autobiographer (näytä kaikki 7)
political activist - Suhteet
- Paton, Jonathan (son)
- Palkinnot ja kunnianosoitukset
- Thomas Pringle Award (1973)
Order of Ikhamanga
Jäseniä
Kirja-arvosteluja
Listat
1940s (1)
Favourite Books (1)
Reading Globally (1)
Sonlight Books (1)
Sense of place (1)
A Novel Cure (1)
Five star books (2)
Ambleside Books (1)
Unread books (1)
Africa (1)
Urban Fiction (1)
5 Best 5 Years (1)
AP Lit (1)
Palkinnot
You May Also Like
Associated Authors
Tilastot
- Teokset
- 45
- Also by
- 16
- Jäseniä
- 10,935
- Suosituimmuussija
- #2,163
- Arvio (tähdet)
- 4.0
- Kirja-arvosteluja
- 195
- ISBN:t
- 199
- Kielet
- 11
- Kuinka monen suosikki
- 16
- Keskustelun kohteita
- 504