Paton, Alan

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Alan Paton was a South African writer who considered his novels a weapon against apartheid. Paton reveals the ugly results of racial segregation: the destroyed families, the legal injustices, the gross economic disadvantages. Most of his books are set in Johannesburg and he takes care to expose both its brutality and its beauty. Paton deftly intertwines the lives of seemingly disparate characters in his quest to expose the true toll of inequality. His work is complex and touching; his characters will haunt you long after you finish reading. Start with: Cry, the Beloved Country
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Paton, Alan
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Alan Paton was a South African writer who considered his novels a weapon against apartheid. Paton reveals the ugly results of racial segregation: the destroyed families, the legal injustices, the gross economic disadvantages. Most of his books are set in Johannesburg and he takes care to expose both its brutality and its beauty. Paton deftly intertwines the lives of seemingly disparate characters in his quest to expose the true toll of inequality. His work is complex and touching; his characters will haunt you long after you finish reading. Start with: Cry, the Beloved Country
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