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Cry, the Beloved Country - (Oprah's Classics Book Club Selections) by Alan Paton (Paperback) - 1 of 1

Cry, the Beloved Country - (Oprah's Classics Book Club Selections) by Alan Paton (Paperback)

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  • "The greatest novel to emerge out of the tragedy of South Africa, and one of the best novels of our time.
  • 320 Pages
  • Fiction + Literature Genres, Classics
  • Series Name: Oprah's Classics Book Club Selections

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About the Book



Paton's deeply moving story of Zulu pastor Stephen Kumalo and his son Absalom, set against the backdrop of a land and people riven by racial inequality and injustice, remains the most famous and important novel in South Africa's history. Published to coincide with the Miramax film release in December, starring James Earl Jones and Richard Harris.



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"The greatest novel to emerge out of the tragedy of South Africa, and one of the best novels of our time." --The New Republic

"A beautiful novel...its writing is so fresh, its projection of character so immediate and full, its events



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"A beautiful novel, rich, firm and moving...its writing is so fresh, its projection of character so immediate and full, its events so compelling, and its understanding so compassionate that to read the book is to share intimately, even to the point of catharsis, in the grave human experience."-- "The New York Times"

"The greatest novel to emerge out of the tragedy of South Africa, and one of the best novels of our time."-- "The New Republic"

"We have had many novels from statesmen and reformers, almost all bad; many novels from poets, almost all thin. In Alan Paton's Cry, the Beloved Country the statesman, the poet, and the novelist meet in a unique harmony."--Literary Critic Lewis Gannett



About the Author



Alan Paton, a native son of South Africa, was born in Pietermaritzburg, in the province of Natal, in 1903. Paton's initial career was spent teaching in schools for the sons of rich, white South Africans, But at thirty, he suffered a severe attack of enteric fever, and in the time he had to reflect upon his life, he decided that he did not want to spend his life teaching the sons of the rich. He got a job as principal of Diepkloof Reformatory, a huge prison school for delinquent black boys, on the edge of Johannesburg. He worked at Diepkloof for ten years, and at the end of it Paton felt so strongly that he needed a change, that he sold his life insurance policies to finance a prison-study trip that took him to Scandinavia, England, and the United States. It was during this time that he unexpectedly wrote his first published novel, Cry, the Beloved Country. It stands as the single most important novel in South African literature. Alan Paton died in 1988 in South Africa.

Lauren Francis-Sharma is the author of the critically acclaimed novels 'Til the Well Runs Dry, Book of the Little Axe, and her latest, Casualties of Truth, inspired by her attendance at South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission's amnesty hearings.

Dimensions (Overall): 8.04 Inches (H) x 5.44 Inches (W) x .72 Inches (D)
Weight: .6 Pounds
Suggested Age: 13 Years
Number of Pages: 320
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Classics
Series Title: Oprah's Classics Book Club Selections
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Format: Paperback
Author: Alan Paton
Language: English
Street Date: November 1, 2003
TCIN: 11810372
UPC: 9780743262170
Item Number (DPCI): 248-24-3840
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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  • A: The book explores themes of racial inequality, injustice, love, hope, courage, and the human experience in South Africa.

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  • A: The novel is authored by Alan Paton, a prominent South African writer and activist.

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This has been a favorite book since college. It’s a tale of racism during apartheid in South Africa. Very deep and connected
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