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Alan Paton Trust
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A Charitable Division of the Ewing Trust Company
Literary Agent: [email protected]

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Our Frankfurt Rights listing for 'Cry, the Beloved Country' - is always evolving as new editions in new territories of the world are added.
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September 22, 2025 at 8:55 AM
🔑 - Final Agreement for Renewal License of a Multi-Year & Adaptation Contract, with Alfa Publishing (Türkiye) - Reached! - 💎
September 12, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Following the expiry of the initial 7-year license, the Trust is happy to report, that re-licensing negotiations are currently in progress.
The beautiful cover of the Türkiye 2018 edition of 'Cry, the Beloved Country', translated by Mehmet Harmancı, and published by Alfa.
August 29, 2025 at 12:03 PM
The beautiful cover of the Türkiye 2018 edition of 'Cry, the Beloved Country', translated by Mehmet Harmancı, and published by Alfa.
August 20, 2025 at 8:14 AM
‪The Divided House

A short story by Alan Paton

Published by: Spaced Ellipses
© Alan Paton Will Trust

Date of publication: 2025
1782 words
7 pages
Cover Design: Joshua Corban Publishing

R35
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August 12, 2025 at 5:15 AM
The Trust once again extends our gratitude to the Royalty Team of Blackstone Publishing, for our statement for *Cry, the Beloved Country* - and are happy to report a 100% increase in sales, since our last statement.

For more, see:
🔑: www.blackstonelibrary.com/cry-the-belo...
Cry, the Beloved Country
A worldwide bestseller when it was first published in 1948, Alan Paton’s impassioned novel about a black man’s country under white man’s law is a work of searing beauty. Cry, the Beloved Country i...
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August 9, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Life for a Life

A short story by Alan Paton

Published by: Spaced Ellipses
© Alan Paton Will Trust

Date of publication: 2025
4151 words
14 pages
Cover Design: Joshua Corban Publishing

R70
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August 7, 2025 at 6:42 AM
The Trust extends our gratitude to Club Editor, for the Catalan (Brazil) *Plora, pàtria estimada* translation of *Cry, the Beloved Country* and translated by Ramon Planes.

🔑: clubeditor.cat/llibres/plor...
July 27, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Ha'penny

A short story by Alan Paton

Published by: Spaced Ellipses
© Alan Paton Will Trust

Date of publication: 2025
1728 words
6 pages
Cover Design: Joshua Corban Publishing

R30
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July 26, 2025 at 8:11 AM
World English for Alan Paton's *Cry, the Beloved Country* is with Simon & Schuster🔑: www.simonandschuster.com/books/Cry-th...

The Paton Trust licenses translations, and this all-time classic (+5m sold) can therefore also be found in Turkish, Malay, Catalan, Spanish (new ed. coming soon!) and more!
July 24, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Debbie Go Home

A short story by Alan Paton

Published by: Spaced Ellipses
© Alan Paton Will Trust

Date of publication: 2025
3795 words
13 pages
Cover Design: Joshua Corban Publishing

R65
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July 15, 2025 at 6:11 AM
The Trust extends heartfelt appreciation to Peter Graham Moll, who received waivered permission for the use of Alan Paton's poem "Caprivi Lament" and then surprised us, with 2 exquisite hardcopies of his memoir, 'Conscientious Objector to the Apartheid Army'.
July 14, 2025 at 8:11 AM
The fullness of this sentiment, and its realisation from generation to generation is but a part of what makes this now all-time classic novel one of the most heartfelt to have ever been written, and in its time.
July 13, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Death of a Tsotsi

A short story by Alan Paton

Published by: Spaced Ellipses
© Alan Paton Will Trust

Date of publication: 2025
2565 words
9 pages
Cover Design: Joshua Corban Publishing

Price: R45.00
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July 12, 2025 at 10:02 AM
The Trust is over-the-moon and round the sun to announce that the SADC edition of Alan Paton's *Instrument of Thy Peace*, is now licensed.
June 5, 2025 at 11:15 AM
The AudioBook of the US edition of *Instrument of Peace* is now in the world!

For more, see:
🔑: www.whitakerhouse.com/product/inst...
June 3, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The trust has successfully concluded negotiations and we look forward to bringing this book to a Spanish-speaking audience the world over.
June 3, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Agent's World Book Day Choice
'Lafa elihle kakhulu'
The IsiZulu translation of Alan Paton's 'Cry, the Beloved Country' by C.L.S. Nyembezi and published by Shuter & Shooter Publishers

R113.95 (hardcopy)
R56.98 (e-book)
🔑: www.shuters.co.za/pages/store/...
April 23, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Cover Reveal for the new United States edition of Alan Paton's 'Instrument of Thy Peace' set for publication on May 13, 2025.
April 20, 2025 at 12:09 PM
🚀 The Alan Paton Legacy Project . . . is now launched 🚀

The Alan Paton Trust is over the moon to announce the launch of our new website!

For more, see:
🔑: www.alanpatontrust.co.za
April 13, 2025 at 9:24 AM