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A black South African pastor goes to Johannesburg to find his son
1948Steady paceMelancholic
What it is about
Stephen Kumalo travels from his village to the city of Johannesburg to find his son Absalom, who has been accused of a murder. The book is a moving look at a divided country on the eve of apartheid.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who want a landmark novel of South Africa.
What you will get
A classic of South African literature.
Cry, the Beloved Country Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Classics · South Africa · Apartheid · Father and son
Length
316 pages · ≈ 9 h
More about this book
Characters
Stephen Kumalo and James Jarvis.
Setting
South Africa in the late 1940s.
What makes it different
A novel of compassion written just before apartheid.
Feel
Lyrical, sad and humane.
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