Alan Stewart Paton was a South African writer and anti-apartheid activist. His works include the novels Cry, the Beloved Country (1948), Too Late the Phalarope (1953), and the short story The Waste Land.
If you know nothing of south african history or politics, this autobiography can serve as an introductory lesson. Paton was a surprisingly devout believer and upholder of moral justice, as well as political activist. This is the last of his set of autobiographies, i believe, and he gets caught up in lots of details. If you can muddle past some of the titles of lectures and things, it really is an insightful read. I was happy to see things from his perspective.