Alan Paton

Alan Paton
BornAlan Stewart Paton
(1903-01-11)11 January 1903
Pietermaritzburg, Colony of Natal
(in modern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)
Died12 April 1988(1988-04-12) (aged 85)
Botha's Hill, South Africa
Occupation
LanguageEnglish
Notable worksCry, the Beloved Country;
Too Late the Phalarope, The Waste Land
Spouse
Dorrie Francis Lusted
(m. 19281967)

Anne Hopkins
(m. 19691988)
Children2

Alan Stewart Paton (11 January 1903 – 12 April 1988) was a South African writer and anti-apartheid activist. His works include the novels Cry, the Beloved Country (1948), Too Late the Phalarope (1953), and the short story The Waste Land.