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Cry, the beloved country
(Book)

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Published:
New York : Scribner Classics, 2003.
Format:
Book
Edition:
1st Scribner classics ed.
Physical Desc:
316 pages ; 23 cm.
Rating:
860
Status:
Description

A worldwide best-seller when it was first 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 Stephen Kumalo, a Zulu pastor, and his son, Absalom. Set in the troubled and changing South Africa of the 1940s, it is also the story of a land and a people driven by racial injustice. The book is written with such keen compassion and understanding that the listener shares fully in the gravity of the characters' situations.

Paton said of his book: "It is a song of love for one's far distant country." Thus, it is a tale that is passionately African while also being timeless and universal. Ultimately, Cry, the Beloved Country is a work of love and hope, of courage and tragedy, born of the dignity of man.

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Language:
English
ISBN:
074326195X
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 6.2, 14 Points
Lexile measure:
860

Notes

General Note
Originally published: New York : C. Scribner's and Sons, 1948.
Target Audience
860,Lexile.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,6.2,14.0,12780.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Paton, A. (2003). Cry, the beloved country. 1st Scribner classics ed. New York, Scribner Classics.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Paton, Alan. 2003. Cry, the Beloved Country. New York, Scribner Classics.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Paton, Alan, Cry, the Beloved Country. New York, Scribner Classics, 2003.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Paton, Alan. Cry, the Beloved Country. 1st Scribner classics ed. New York, Scribner Classics, 2003.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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