Cry, the Beloved Country

First published in 1948, Cry, The Beloved Country stands as the single most important novel in twentieth century South African literature.

Informationen zum Autor Alan Paton Klappentext Alan Paton was born on January 11! 1903 in Pietermaritzburg! South Africa. Paton became a science teacher in 1925! the start of a varied career! which ran parallel to his writing. He died in 1988. Zusammenfassung 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.

Préface
First published in 1948, Cry The Beloved Country stands as the single most important novel in twentieth-century South African literature.

Auteur

Alan Paton

Texte du rabat

Alan Paton was born on January 11, 1903 in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. Paton became a science teacher in 1925, the start of a varied career, which ran parallel to his writing. He died in 1988.

Résumé
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.