Autobiography of Alan Paton covering his literary career after Cry, the Beloved Country and his leadership in the anti-apartheid Liberal Party through 1968.
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Autobiography of Alan Paton covering his literary career after Cry, the Beloved Country and his leadership in the anti-apartheid Liberal Party through 1968.
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This second part of Alan Paton's autobiography begins in 1948, the year of publication of his best-selling book "Cry, the Beloved Country" and the rise to power of the Afrikaner Nationalists, whose oppressive and racist policies Paton was to fight as a writer, leader of the Liberal Party and devoted Christian. The book continues to focus on Paton's literary and political life. He tells of the success of "Cry, the Beloved Country", including the making of a musical and film based on it; his subse...
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will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Violence & gore
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References to Sharpeville massacre and apartheid-era violence
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Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Paton portrayed as devoted Christian; religious themes recur
Magic & witchcraft
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Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Central focus on anti-apartheid activism and Liberal Party
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Systemic suffering under apartheid and racial oppression detailed
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