Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Payton will open your minds and your hearts to the beauty, the struggle, and the spirit of South Africa. For anyone who has a love of their homeland and the soul of their people, this book is a must read.

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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.