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Alan Paton was born in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, on January 11, 1903.
* He studied science and education at the University of Natal.
* After graduating, he taught at a high school and a reformatory for juvenile delinquents.
* In 1948, he published his first novel, Cry, the Beloved Country, which won the 1949 Nobel Prize in Literature.
* Paton was a vocal opponent of apartheid and founded the Liberal Party of South Africa in 1953.
* He was awarded the Order of the Companions of Honour in 1975.
* Paton died on April 12, 1988, at the age of 85.
* He is remembered as one of the most important writers and activists of the 20th century.