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Loading... Cry, The Beloved Country (A Scribner Classic) (original 1948; edition 1987)by Alan Paton
Work InformationCry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton (1948)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Serious "white guy writing about black people" vibes here, but undeniably powerful. Also useful as a picture of a place and time. ( ) Another historical fiction that was probably just contemporary fiction at the time (published 1947, and I think the year is mentioned as 1946 at some point in the novel?), and my second book extra credit for Feb/March for Biere Library book club! I actually never read this in high school, so this was my first time through and I can see why: goes over a historical period, compelling conflicting points of view, and some lyrical writing. Also, another accidental foray into another piece of media thinking about fatherhood as Stephen Kumalo and Jarvis consider the incident between their sons. I did audiobook due to infant wrangling in this season, and while I really did like Michael York's narration, the Zulu and Afrikaans words really should be read (physical editions also have glossaries, I'm told) as I spent the first third thinking Kumalo's home village was "Indochine" and wondered at the global nature of place names. What an amazing book. This had been on my list to read for a long time and I wish I had gotten to it sooner. The writing is amazing, the first few pages grabbed me and I felt the amazing rhythm of the words that reminded me of South African songs I know. The difficult plot is handled so sensitively. I am so glad I read this and it will stay with me a long time. Belongs to Publisher SeriesLanterne (L 45) Has the adaptationIs abridged inJan Himp und die kleine Brise / Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Cry, the Beloved Country / The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood / Der Besuch im Karzer by Reader's Digest Has as a studyHas as a supplementHas as a commentary on the textHas as a student's study guideAlan Paton's Cry, the Beloved Country, Too Late the Phalarope, and Tales from a Troubled Land (Monarch Notes) by Connor P. Hartnett Has as a teacher's guideAwardsDistinctionsNotable Lists
Zulu pastor Stephen Kumalo travels to Johannesburg on an errand for a friend and to visit his son, Absalom, only to learn Absalom has been accused of murdering white city engineer and social activist Arthur Jarvis and stands very little chance of receiving mercy. No library descriptions found. |
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