This "is the deeply moving story of the Zulu pastor Stephen Kumalo and his son, Absalom, set against the background of a land and a people riven by racial injustice. Remarkable for its lyricism, unforgettable for character and incident, Cry, the Beloved Country is a classic work of love and hope, courage and endurance, born of the dignity of man."--inside front cover.
year: 2003, 1988, 1995, 1948, 1987, 1992, 1976, 1993, 1951
call number/section: 1000
subjects: trials (murder), south africa, fiction, racism, trials (homicide), south africa, race relations, fiction, race relations, paton, alan, apartheid, south africa, audiobooks, political fiction, fiction, fiction, compact discs, large type books, large print books, political fiction
Editions
Paton, Alan
Scribner (2003)
Zulu pastor Stephen Kumalo travels to Johannesburg on an errand for a friend and to visit his son, Absalom, only to learn Absalom has been accused of murdering white city engineer and social activist Arthur Jarvis and stands very little chance of receiving mercy.
Schools: 20
Paton, Alan
Macmillan (1988)
A Zulu country parson comes to Johannesburg to find that the environment of apartheid has forced his sister to become a prostitute and his son a murderer.
Schools: 0
Paton, Alan
Scribner Paperback Fiction (1995)
The story of the Zulu pastor, Stephen Kumalo and his son Absalom, set against the background of South Africa and apartheid.
Schools: 3
Paton, Alan
Charles Scribner's Sons (1948)
Accused of murdering a white man, a young black man in South Africa is helped by his minister father and by a white attorney, but racism prevents justice from being done.
Schools: 0
Paton, Alan
Collier Books (1987)
Accused of murdering a white man, a young black man in South Africa is helped by his minister father and by a white attorney, but the racial problems of the country prevent justice being done.
Schools: 3
Paton, Alan
Recorded Books (1992)
Presents the 1948 classic novel of Stephen Kumalo, the Zulu pastor, using his courage and faith.
Schools: 0
Paton, Alan
Scribner (1976)
This "is the deeply moving story of the Zulu pastor Stephen Kumalo and his son, Absalom, set against the background of a land and a people riven by racial injustice. Remarkable for its lyricism, unforgettable for character and incident, Cry, the Beloved Country is a classic work of love and hope, courage and endurance, born of the dignity of man."--inside front cover.
Schools: 0
Paton, Alan
Blackstone Audiobooks (1993)
Accused of murdering a white man, a young black man in South Africa is helped by his minister father and by a white attorney, but the racial problems of the country prevent justice from being done.
Schools: 0
Paton, Alan
Scribner (1951)
Schools: 0
Roodt, Darrell
Schools: 0
Paton, Alan
Accused of murdering a white man, a young black man in South Africa is helped by his minister father and by a white attorney, but racism prevents justice from being done.
Schools: 1
s.n.
Schools: 0
Paton, Alan
The compassionate story of the Zulu pastor Stephen Kumalo and his son Absalom.
Schools: 0
Paton, Alan
Schools: 0
Roodt, Darrell
Schools: 1