Definition of Alan paton

1. Noun. South African writer (1903-1988).

Exact synonyms: Alan Stewart Paton, Paton
Generic synonyms: Author, Writer

Lexicographical Neighbors of Alan Paton

Alabamian
Alabamians
Alacalufan
Aladdin
Aladdin's lamp
Alagoas
Alaina
Alamblak
Alamo
Alan
Alan Alexander Milne
Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr.
Alan Hodgkin
Alan Jay Lerner
Alan Mathison Turing
Alan Paton
Alan Seeger
Alan Shepard
Alan Stewart Paton
Alan Turing
Alan Whickers
Alana
Aland
Aland islands
Alander
Alani
Alania
Alanna
Alannah
Alans

Literary usage of Alan paton

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Season of Hope: Economic Reform Under Mandela And Mbeki by Alan Hirsch (2005)
"This is how alan paton described the ravaged hills of Natal in the late 1940s. Conditions continued to deteriorate in the reserves as the pass laws were ..."

2. Voices of Liberation by Gerald J. Pillay (1993)
"Speaking at his funeral, alan paton paid Lutuli the following tribute: There are some people who think that his life was a failure. ..."

3. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"... 1950 the revolt against domination is so massive — alan paton, Saturday Rev., 24 Nov. 1951 her actual description of the relations between the sexes, ..."

4. Merchant Taylors' School Register, 1871-1900 by London (England), Merchant Taylors' School (1907)
"Farquharson, alan paton, b. 22 Jan. 1888, s. of Frederick J. and Anna M., Timber Merchant, Clapton Common. Left 1901.—With firm of Farquharson Bros. ..."

5. The Theatre of Violence: Narratives of Protagonists in the South African by Don Foster, Paul Haupt, Maresa de Beer (2005)
"... and to read alan paton.. .but they never wanted to. And we have had discussions about it...and they say it is because they don't want to be part of it. ..."

6. Voices of Liberation by Don Pinnock (1997)
"Unfortunately, the organisers could not muster enough of either, and cancelled their meeting. Party chairman alan paton, who had fought courageously and ..."

7. Much Bigger Than Grownups: Chronicles of a Native South Africanby Shelley Wood Gauld by Shelley Wood Gauld (2006)
"... alan paton, Athol Fu- gard, Pieter-Dirk Uys, Gavin Younge, Paul Stopforth and anti-Apartheid clergymen Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Dr. Beyers Naude. ..."

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