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gCry, the Beloved Countryh Historical Information National Party comes into power Apartheid (separate living for whites and nonwhites) is implemented The Joint Passive Resistance movement defies restrictions on interprovincial movement The South African Indian Organization is formed at a conference in Durban Mahatma Gandhi supports the new stage of the Passive Resistance Movement in a speech two days before his assassination The Joint Passive Resistance Council decides to reinvigorate the campaign - by defying restrictions on inter-provincial movement Dr. A.B. Xuma calls a meeting of African leaders to end the rift between the ANC and the All-African Convention Alan Paton's writing was significantly affected by his upbringing and his surroundings. He was born in the quiet town of Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, during a time of extreme political turmoil. Although his parents were not highly educated, Paton managed to complete studies at the University of Natal. Throughout his early childhood, Paton witnessed many traumatic experiences which later shaped his views on corporal punishment, among other things. Alan Paton worked as a teacher at the Ixopo High School and at a high school in Pietermaritzburg. He was later appointed principal of the Diepkloof Reformatory for young offenders. His first well-known novel, gCry , the Beloved Country,h was started in Norway and eventually finished in San Francisco. Patonfs writing presents a realistic view of life during the Apartheid era, from the perspective of a white man opposing the mistreatment of non-white people. His many works, which include such greats as gAh, But Your Land is Beautiful,h and gToo Late the Phalarope,h , pave the way for many other wonderful South African novels. The novel gCry, the Beloved Countryh falls under the category of historical fiction. The story is told through third-person omniscient, thereby revealing the emotions of its characters.
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