Cry, the beloved country, for the unborn child that is the
inheritor of our fear. Let him not love the earth too deeply. Let
him not laugh too gladly when the water runs through his fingers,
nor stand too silent when the setting sun makes red the veld with
fire. Let him not be too moved when the birds of his land are
singing, nor give too much of his heart to a mountain or valley.
For fear will rob him of all if he gives too much."
The most famous and important novel in South Africa's history,
and 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. The eminent
literary critic Lewis Gannett wrote, "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."
"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.
General
| Imprint: |
Scribner Book Company
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
November 2003 |
| First published: |
November 2003 |
| Authors: |
Alan Paton
|
| Dimensions: |
221 x 147 x 27mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover - Sewn / Cloth over boards
|
| Pages: |
316 |
| Edition: |
Classic ed. |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-7432-6195-1 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
| LSN: |
0-7432-6195-X |
| Barcode: |
9780743261951 |
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