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Cry, the Beloved Country is a 1948 novel by South African writer Alan Paton. Set in the prelude to apartheid in South Africa, it follows a black village priest and a white farmer who must deal with news of a murder.
Cry, the Beloved Country is a novel written by South African author Alan Paton, first published in 1948. Set against the backdrop of South Africa in the 1940s just prior to the imposition of apartheid, the story revolves around the journey of Stephen Kumalo, a Zulu pastor who travels to Johannesburg to find his missing son, Absalom.
Cry, the Beloved Country, novel by Alan Paton, published in 1948. Hailed as one of the greatest South African novels, Cry, the Beloved Country was first published in the United States, bringing international attention to South Africa’s tragic history.
Cry, the Beloved Country, the most famous and important novel in South Africa’s history, was an immediate worldwide bestseller in 1948. Alan Paton’s impassioned novel about a black man’s country under white man’s law is a work of searing beauty.
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Nov 25, 2003 · Cry, the Beloved Country is the deeply moving story of the Zulu pastor Stephen Kumalo and his son, Absalom, set against the background of a land and a people riven by...
An Oprah Book Club selection, Cry, the Beloved Country, the most famous and important novel in South Africa’s history, was an immediate worldwide bestseller in 1948. Alan Paton’s...
