Welcome to
the Alan Paton Legacy Project

“There is a lovely road that runs from Ixopo into the hills. These hills are grass-covered and rolling, and they are lovely beyond any singing of it.”

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Who We Are

The Alan Paton Trust
forms part of the Charitable Division
of the Ewing Trust Company

Alan Stewart Paton
(11 January 1903 – 12 April 1988)
was awarded The Order of Ikhamanga in Gold
by the South African Presidency,
for his exceptional contribution to literature.

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The greatest thing a man can do is to show compassion to others.

Alan Paton

I do not believe in the idea of men, who are the children of the same father, being divided by colour. I do not believe in the idea of men being regarded as inferiors or superiors because of their colour.

Alan Paton

The fear that we have, and the feelings of suspicion, are the things that divide us.

Alan Paton

featured Works

Timeless Stories | Profound Impact

Llanto por la Tierra Amada
(2026, forthcoming)
New Spanish-language translation of Alan Paton’s Cry, the Beloved Country
(Fiction)
(Available here)

Instrument of Peace
Meditations on the Prayer of Saint Francis (U.S. Edition)
(Non-fiction)
(available here)

Products Offered

Explore our gathering of new, second-hand, and digital editions,
as well as other literary treasures by Alan Paton, in our Bookshop.

Current permissions include licensing with:
Best Books (NB Publishers); Namibia Publishing House (Macmillan Education South Africa);
Oxford University Press (UK); Cambridge University Press (UK);
The English Experience; Forlaget Columbus (Denmark);
EDCO (Ireland); Eerdmans (US); Aslan Latin America;
and most recently, SM Chile.

We are in the process of bringing all of Alan Paton’s works, including former and current editions in all formats
– under license with publishers the world over –
into this Legacy Project.

For Rights and Permissions Licensing, please see our Contact details below.

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Here’s how you can contact us for any questions or concerns.

Warren Jeremy Rourke
(Literary Agent)
admin@alanpatontrust.co.za
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