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Also Known As	Alan Stewart Paton
Born	January 11, 1903 • Pietermaritzburg • South Africa
Died	April 12, 1988 (aged 85) • Durban • South Africa
Notable Works	“Cry, the Beloved Country” • “Hofmeyr” • “The Hero of Currie Road” • “The Lost City of the Kalahari” • “Too Late the Phalarope”

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