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Cry, the Beloved Country

Cry, the Beloved Country

by Alan Paton

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4.5 (2 reviews)
Pages
320

Cry, the Beloved Country is a beautifully told and profoundly compassionate story of the Zulu pastor Stephen Kumalo and his son Absalom, set in the troubled and changing South Africa of the 1940s. The book is written with such keen empathy and understanding that to read it is to share fully in the gravity of the characters' situations. It both touches your heart deeply and inspires a renewed...

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red13x

Dec 31st, 2021

Excellent book, I really enjoyed the story and narrative.

forline

Apr 5th, 2018

loved every word!

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