Download or read book Alan Paton written by Peter F. Alexander and published by Oxford [England] : Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This first full biography of South African novelist Alan Paton, author of Cry, the Beloved Country, is based on exclusive access to unpublished manuscripts, love letters, and diary extracts. It paints a complex and color portrait of a passionate man and of life in South Africa, with a fascinating history of the rise, and fight against, apartheid. Photos.