by Alan Paton · Scribner · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780684818948
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«Cry, the Beloved Country» is Alan Paton's classic novel, published by Scribner in paperback (320 pages, in English).
Stephen Kumalo, a Zulu pastor from a rural area, travels to Johannesburg to find his son Absalom. There he discovers a society broken by racial injustice and violence, but also finds consolation and humanity. Alan Paton narrates with lyricism and compassion themes such as love, hope, and dignity in the face of desolation.
The novel was originally published in 1948 and was an immediate worldwide success. In 1949 it received the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award. This 1995 edition belongs to the First Scribner Paperback Fiction Edition.
A work for readers of literary fiction, common in book clubs and school programmes.
Alan Stewart Paton was a South African writer and anti-apartheid activist. His works include the novels Cry, the Beloved Country (1948), Too Late the Phalarope (1953), and the short story The Waste Land.
