Cry, the Beloved Country
by Paton, Alan
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Pasadena, California, United States
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About This Item
Cry, the Beloved Country follows the story of Stephen Kumalo, a Black priest who goes to Johannesburg to help his sister -- and find his brother. The book is a critique of South African society, released just a year before Apartheid was instituted. It was adapted into two films, including one in 1995 that would star James Earl Jones and Richard Harris. Cry, the Beloved Country was enormously successful - it would become a worldwide bestseller with upwards of 15 million copies in over twenty languages. It was also a selection of Oprah's Book Club. It remains among the greatest examples of white allyship in depicting racism and calling for others to rally against it. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket.
Synopsis
Cry, the Beloved Country is a novel by South African author Alan Paton. It was first published in New York in 1948 by Charles Scribner's Sons and in London by Jonathan Cape; noted American publisher Bennett Cerf remarked at that year's meeting of the American Booksellers Association that there had been "only three novels published since the first of the year that were worth reading ... Cry, The Beloved Country, The Ides of March, and The Naked and the Dead.
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- Seller
- Whitmore Rare Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 5585
- Title
- Cry, the Beloved Country
- Author
- Paton, Alan
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1948
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