Cry, the Beloved Country
Recommended by Cecile Richards, and 1 others. See all reviewsRanked #4 in South Africa, Ranked #11 in African — see more rankings.
Cry, the Beloved Country, the most famous and important novel in South Africa’s history, was an immediate worldwide bestseller 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, 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... more
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... more
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Cecile Richards It’s a novel – I know that was sort of cheating a little bit. (Source)
Rankings by Category
Cry, the Beloved Country is ranked in the following categories:
- #11 in Africa
- #68 in African History
- #98 in High School Reading
- #27 in Oprah
- #99 in Racism
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