Name: Belinda Foo's review of Cry, the beloved country by Alan Paton
Item: Cry, the beloved country
Rating: 3.5
Author: Belinda Foo

Alan Paton

a story of comfort in desolation

Cry, the beloved country

Belinda Foo

Cry, the Beloved Country

had to read this for my literature class for o levels and i've always hated doing it. mainly because of the archaic preaching from the author's whole - gertude's promiscuity bad. john kumalo saying church bad is bad! but it is understandable as a product of its time. understanding that it was useful as promising south african literature for its time does mean that we can definitely aspire to write better ones. author does come across patronising at times though the description of the corruption of johannesburg is done well. 

claire sim qiu yan

“The greatest novel to emerge out of the tragedy of South Africa, and one of the best novels of our time.” —The New Republic “A beautiful novel…its writing is so fresh, its projection of character so immediate and full, its events so compelling, and its understanding so compassionate that to read the book is to share intimately, even to the point of catharsis, in the grave human experience.” —The New York Times An Oprah Book Club selection, Cry, the Beloved Country, was an immediate worldwide bestseller when it was 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 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.

Ryan 

i only read through page 102 but with the movie (the old version) and through sparknotes, i don’t think i’ll continue on, but it’s a good read for a 100 pages

the only thing i want to complain about is the writing style because not only his use of dialogue is confusing me but also who’s saying who is also another

Monica

Kumalo has to go to go to Johannesburg in search of his son and sister. There, he will find a world of racism and injustice. He will have to struggle between goodness and evil. It is a novel of love and courage.

At the beginning, the English style was a bit disconcerting. However, as I advanced I became used to it. It is a very moving and eye-opener book. Dealing with apartheid, it is nonetheless written by a white man. 

Brilliant and heartwarming.

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Cry the Beloved Countryis 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 contemporaneity, unforgettable for character and incident, Cry the Beloved Countryis a classic work of love and hope, courage and endurance, born of the dignity of man.

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