Alan Paton vs Ghassan Kanafani
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Compare the life timelines of Alan Paton (1903–1988) and Ghassan Kanafani (1936–1972) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 36 years, from 1936 to 1972.
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Alan Paton (1903–1988)
- — Born in Pietermaritzburg, Natal Verified
- — Graduated from Natal University College Verified
- — Married Doris Olive Francis Verified
- — Appointed principal of Diepkloof Reformatory Verified
- — Published Cry, the Beloved Country Verified
- — Co-founded the Liberal Party of South Africa Verified
- — Liberal Party of South Africa dissolved Verified
- — Married Anne Hopkins Verified
- — Published the autobiography Towards the Mountain Verified
- — Died near Durban Verified
Ghassan Kanafani (1936–1972)
- — Born in Acre, Mandatory Palestine Verified
- — Family left Acre during the 1948 war Verified
- — Studied Arabic literature at the University of Damascus Verified
- — Moved to Kuwait to teach Verified
- — Moved to Beirut and joined the magazine Al-Hurriya Verified
- — Married Anni Hover Verified
- — Published the novella Men in the Sun Verified
- — Became spokesman for the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine Verified
- — Founded and edited the weekly Al-Hadaf Verified
- — Killed by a car bomb in Beirut Verified