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GOOGLE CELEBRATES THE LIFE AND WORK OF ALAN PATON

The January 11 Google Doodle paid tribute to South African author and anti-apartheid activist, Alan Paton ¡V commemorating his 115th birthday.

South African writer Alan Paton, author of the classic South African novel Cry, The Beloved Country was born on 11 January 1903. Google celebrated the life and work of the author with a commemorative Doodle on the search engine's homepage.

The Doodle depicted Paton looking out on the South African countryside during a train journey that many believe was the moment the idea for his most famous work was first conceived. Paton worked as a teacher and later as the headmaster of the Diepkloof prison for young black offenders where he took note of the effects of racial discrimination on South African youth.

Through a number of his own progressive educational and social programmes at the facility, Paton hoped to reduce the suffering of prisoners, some as young as nine, and help them re-enter society on a better footing than most had arrived.

Google, in a statement on the unveiling of the Doodle, hoped that highlighting Paton and his works on such a ubiquitous portal for many young people using the Internet, his life story would reach new audiences.

Other notable South Africans who have featured on Google Doodles in the past include Nadine Gordimer, Nelson Mandela and Steve Biko. ¡V Source: www.brandsouthafrica.com


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