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Cry, the beloved country / Alan Paton.
"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. Remarkable for its lyricism, unforgettable for character and incident, Cry, the Beloved Country is classic work of love and hope, courage and endurance, born of the dignity of man."--back cover.
Record details
- ISBN: 0743262174
- ISBN: 9780743262170
- Physical Description: 316 pages ; 21 cm
- Edition: 1st Scribner paperback Fiction ed.
- Publisher: New York : Scribner Paperback Fiction, 2003, c1948.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Reprint. Originally published: New York : C. Scribner's and Sons, 1948. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Apartheid > Fiction. Race relations > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Religious fiction. |
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- 2 of 2 copies available at Kenton County.
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- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Covington Branch | PATON A (Text) | 33126023002771 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Erlanger Branch | PATON A (Text) | 33126023002763 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
A novel depicting the racial ferment in the beautiful country of South Africa in 1948 - Simon and Schuster
<b>“The greatest novel to emerge out of the tragedy of South Africa, and one of the best novels of our time.” —<i>The New Republic</i></b><br> <br><b>“A beautiful novel…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.” —<i>The New York Times</i></b><br><br>An Oprah Book Club selection, <i>Cry, the Beloved Country</i>, was an immediate worldwide bestseller when it was published in 1948. Alan Paton’s impassioned novel about a black man’s country under white man’s law is a work of searing beauty.<br> <br><i>Cry, the Beloved Country</i>, 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. Remarkable for its lyricism, unforgettable for character and incident, <i>Cry, the Beloved Country</i> is a classic work of love and hope, courage and endurance, born of the dignity of man. - Simon and Schuster
'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 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
An Oprah Book Club selection, Cry, the Beloved Country, was an immediate worldwide bestseller when it was published 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, 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. Remarkable for its lyricism, unforgettable for character and incident, Cry, the Beloved Country is a classic work of love and hope, courage and endurance, born of the dignity of man.