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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.
- Alan Paton
- 1948
Learn about the novel by Alan Paton, set in apartheid South Africa, and its themes of racial and social injustice. Find plot summary, character analysis, quotes, and more study tools on SparkNotes.
Cry, the Beloved Country is a novel by Alan Paton, published in 1948. In the remote village of Ndotsheni, in the Natal province of eastern South Africa, the Reverend Stephen Kumalo receives a letter from a fellow minister summoning him to Johannesburg.
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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.
A classic novel by Alan Paton about the social and racial divisions in South Africa. The story follows the Reverend Stephen Kumalo, who travels to Johannesburg to find his son, Absalom, who is accused of murdering a white activist.
- Alan Paton
- 1948
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...
Intro. Cry, the Beloved Country Summary. Next. Book I, Chapter 1. In Ndotsheni, South Africa, Stephen Kumalo, a church parson, receives a letter from a minister in Johannesburg, Theophilus Msimangu, telling him that Stephen’s sister Gertrude is ill.
