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Cry, the Beloved Country

Written by: Alan Paton
Narrated by: Michael York
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This is the most distinguished novel that has come out of South Africa in the 20th century, and it is one of the most important novels that has appeared anywhere in modern times. Cry, the Beloved Country is in some ways a sad book; it is an indictment of a social system that drives native races into resentment and crime; it is a story of Fate, as inevitable, as relentless, as anything of Thomas Hardy's. Beautifully wrought with high poetic compassion, Cry, the Beloved Country is more than just a story, it is a profound experience of the human spirit. And beyond the intense and insoluble personal tragedy, it is the story of the beautiful and tragic land of South Africa, its landscape, its people, and its bitter racial ferment and unrest.

©1948, 1976 Alan Paton (P)1993 Blackstone Audiobooks Christian Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Literary Fiction World Literature
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The novel is of course wonderful, vivid descriptions of people, places and motives to make you want to think. What I loved most was the emotion that Michael York put into the reading whether it is to convey age, helplessness, remorse, forgiveness.

A lovely story read skilfully

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