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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.
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. It tells the story of a father’s journey from rural South Africa to and through the city of Johannesburg in search of his son.
3.92. 74,975 ratings4,836 reviews. 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.
Cry, the Beloved Country Full Book Summary. 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, a city in South Africa.
Dec 15, 1995 · Cry, the Beloved Country: Directed by Darrell Roodt. With James Earl Jones, Richard Harris, Vusi Kunene, Charles S. Dutton. A South African preacher goes to search for his wayward son, who has committed a crime in the big city.
Nov 1, 2003 · Alan Paton’s impassioned novel about a black man’s country under white man’s law is a work of searing beauty. 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 racial injustice.
- Alan Paton
